When on the meridian, they are always somewhere between the zenith and the southern horizon.] [Illustration: CHART NO.

1 .-- FROM RIGHT ASCENSION 0 HOURS TO 4 HOURS; DECLINATION 30 deg.

NORTH TO 10 deg.

SOUTH.] Having learned to recognize the constellations and their chief stars on sight, one other step, an extremely easy one, remains to be taken before beginning your search for the planets--buy the American Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac for the current year.

It is published under the direction of the United States Naval Observatory at Washington, and can be purchased for one dollar.
This book, which may appear to you rather bulky and formidable for an almanac, contains hundreds of pages and scores of tables to which you need pay no attention.