JAMES:
IN THE MIDDLE

 

OF AUTUMN WE CAN SEE A MULTITUDE OF CELESTIAL
POLYGONS, ALL IN THE SKY AT THE SAME TIME!

 

DEAN:
WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?

 

LET S SHOW YOU!

 

DEAN:
OK, WE HAVE OUR SKIES SET UP FOR JUST BEFORE

 

MIDNIGHT ANY NIGHT THIS WEEK.

 

IN THE WEST, YOU LL SEE THE SUMMER TRIANGLE,
MARKED BY THE STARS VEGA, DENEB AND ALTAIR.

 

JAMES:
THEN OVERHEAD WE HAVE THE GREAT SQUARE OF

 

PEGASUS, MARKED BY THE STARS, MARKAB, SHEAT,
ALPHERATZ AND ALGENIB.

 

DEAN:
THEN TO THE NORTHEAST WE HAVE THE PENTAGON

 

SHAPED CONSTELLATION, AURIGA THE CHARIOTEER
MARKED BY THE STARS CAPELLA, MENKALINAN, MAHASIM,

 

ELNATH AND KABDHILINAN.

 

JAMES:
AND LASTLY, NEAR 2:00 AM, JUST BEFORE THE

 

SUMMER TRIANGLE SETS IN THE WEST, WE SEE THE
STARS OF THE WINTER HEXAGON IN THE EAST; CAPELLA,

 

CASTOR, POLLUX, PROCYON, SIRIUS, RIGEL AND
ALDEBARAN.

 

DEAN:
WOW!

 

FOUR SEPARATE SHAPES, MADE BY 18 STARS, IN
10 DIFFERENT CONSTELLATIONS!

 

BOTH: KEEP LOOKING UP!