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Constellations Medium Version (Medium Sky) Revised 4/11/2006

Orion The Hunter Betelgeuse M42 Orion Nebula

Ursa Major The Big Bear Alcor & Mizar Ursa Minor The Small Bear Polaris

Leo The Lion Regulus The Sickle Gemini The Twins Castor & Pollux Cancer The Crab

Andromeda The Chained Maiden Alpheratz Pegasus The Flying Horse Markab M31 Andromeda Galaxy

Canis Major The BIG Dog Sirius Canis Minor The small Dog Procyon Alphard

Taurus The Bull Aldebaran M45 Pleiades El Nath Capella The Kids Auriga The Charioteer

Perseus The Hero Algol Pleiades Cassiopeia Queen of Ethiopia Schedar

Ursa Major The Big Bear Arcturus Bootes The Herdsman

Scorpio The Scorpion Nunki Sagittarius The Archer Antares

The Summer Triangle Deneb Cygnus The Swan Lyra The Harp Vega Altair Aquila The Eagle Hercules