A Field Book of the Stars Part 19

Situated in the calf of the left leg of the Herdsman. Pale yellow in color. It culminates June 4th.

MURZIM or MIRZAM (mer-zm), _Canis Majoris_, "the announcer" or "the roarer."

Situated in the Greater Dog's left fore paw. A white star culminating Feb. 5th.

MUSCIDA, ? _Urs Majoris_, "the muzzle."

Situated in the nose of the Great Bear.

NEKKAR, or NAKKAR (nak-kr), _Botis_, "the herdsman,"

the Arab name for the whole constellation.

Situated in the head of Botes. A golden yellow star which culminates June 20th.

NAOS (na-os), ? _Argus_, "the s.h.i.+p."

Situated in the stern of the s.h.i.+p. It culminates Mar. 3d.

NAs.h.i.+RA, ? _Capricorni_, "the fortunate one, or the bringer of good tidings."

Situated in the tail of the Sea-Goat. It culminates Oct. 3d.

NIHAL, _Leporis_.

Situated in the right foot of the Hare. Deep yellow in color. It culminates Jan. 23d.

NODUS SECUNDUS, d _Draconis_, "the second of the four knots or convolutions."

Deep yellow in color. It culminates Aug. 24th.

NUNKI, s _Sagittarii_, "the star of the proclamation of the sea," or SADIRA (sad-e-ra), "the ostrich returning from the water."

Situated in the upper part of the Archer's left arm. It culminates Aug. 17th.

PHAD, PHEC-DA, or PHAED (fa-ed), ? _Urs Majoris_, "the thigh" (of the bear).

Topaz yellow in color. It is approaching the earth at the rate of sixteen miles per second. It culminates May 4th.

PHAET or PHACT, a _Columb_.

Situated in the heart of the Dove. It culminates Jan. 26th.

PHERKAD (fer-kad), ? _Urs Minoris_, "the calf."

Situated in the right fore leg of the Little Bear.

PO-L-RIS, a _Urs Minoris_, "the pole star."

Situated in the tip of the Little Bear's tail. Topaz yellow in color. It is receding from the earth at the rate of sixteen miles per second.

POL-LUX, _Geminorum_, Ovid's "Pugil," the pugilist of the two brothers.

Situated in the head of Pollux. An orange-colored star which is receding from the earth at the rate of one mile per second. It culminates Feb. 26th. The Century Dictionary gives the color of Pollux as very yellow.

PORRIMA (por-i-m), ? _Virginis_, Latin name for "a G.o.ddess of prophecy."

Situated in the Virgin's left arm. It culminates May 17th.

PRO-CY-ON, a _Canis Minoris_, "the foremost dog."

A yellowish-white star. It is approaching the earth at the rate of six miles per second. It culminates Feb. 24th. It is situated in the right side of the Lesser Dog. Dr. Elkin gives its distance as 12.3 light years, and its proper motion as 13.9 miles per second.

PROPUS (pro-pus), ? _Geminorum_, "the forward foot."

Situated in the northern foot of Castor.

RASALAS (ras-a-las), _Leonis_, "the lion's head toward the south."

Situated in the Sickle, close to the Lion's right eye. An orange-colored star. It culminates Apr. 1st. Alshemali and Borealis are other names for this star.

RAS ALGETHI (rs-al-ge-thi), a _Herculis_, "the kneeler's head."

Orange red in color. It culminates July 23d.

RAS-AL-HAG-UE, a _Ophiuchi_, "the head of the serpent charmer."

A sapphire-hued star. It is receding from the earth at the rate of twelve miles per second. It culminates July 28th.

RASTABAN (rs-ta-bn), or ? _Draconis_ "the dragon's head," or "the head of the basilisk."

A yellow star culminating Aug. 3d. This star also called Alwaid (al-wid) "the sucking camel-colts." The three stars near it are included in this appellation.

REG-U-LUS, a _Leonis_, diminutive of the earlier Rex.

Situated in the handle of the Sickle, and the right fore paw of the Lion. It is flushed white in color, and is approaching the earth at the rate of five miles per second.

It culminates April 6th. According to Dr. Elkin it is 35.1 light years distant, and has a proper motion of 8.5 miles per second.

RIGEL (ri-jel), _Orionis_, "the [left] leg of the Jabbah, or giant."

A bluish-white star, which is receding from the earth at the rate of ten miles per second. It culminates Jan. 20th. This star is sometimes called Algebar (al-je-br).

ROTANEV (rot-a-nev), _Delphini_, from Venator, a.s.sistant to Piazzi, his name reversed.

It culminates Sept. 15th.

RUCHBA, ? _Cygni_, "the hen's knee."