first sketch

doorway 12 - Leo

12
and midday brings us back to base
so all the stars fall into place

and over here , behind the bear ,
the lion crouches in his lair

and from the darkness of his den
he twitches tail and roars and then
to Virgo , spins the wheel again

doorway 11 - Cancer

11
11 is the bears face , its mostly just an empty space
but if the night is dark as well
you may see Cancer in her shell

doorway 10 - Gemini

10
at 10 o'clock , the Heavenly Twins
and if Orion's in the sky
he's over here and ten feet high

doorway 9 - Taurus

9
at 9 . Capella in Auriga shines

doorway 8 - Aries

8
at eight , Perseus to Aries leaps
then Cetus , famed for eating sheeps
and here ,just like a shuck of peas
upon the bull , the Pleiades

doorway 7 - Pisces

7
at 7 , shining much more clear
the W of Cassiopeia

doorway 6 - Aquarius

6
at 6 , nothing to make much fuss ,
the pointy head of Cepheus

doorway 5 - Capricorn

5
at 5 the great Swan spreads her wings
flies like an arrow from a bow
from Cassiopeia to Scorpio

doorway 4 - Sagittarius

4
at 4 , Vega in Lyra shines

doorway 3 - Scorpio

3
the Dragon coils around all these
at 3 , his head bites Hercules

doorway 2 - Libra

2
at 2 is Ursa Minor
Polaris on his tail
beyond him is Arcturus
and further still , the Scales

doorway 1 - Virgo

1
at 1 o'clock , some more of Bear
and on to Berenice's Hair

and Virgo springs from Lions mane
she carries Spica , Ear of Grain

doorways

bear miles

finding the Pole Star

perseids

The movement of stars across the night sky in a time lapse

map

star clock verses

Heres a mnemonic for the Northern Circumpolar constellations
thought some people might find it useful as the skies are getting darker and starrier

actual time not relevant though - the mnemonic is about relative location around the Pole Star.
anyway ,hope someone finds it useful and enjoy !
and feel free to pass it on if you want to - but please leave my name on it , thanks

love and light !
Anita

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Here is a verse to memorise
Some stars in the Northern Skies

it works just like a clock or pie
and maps the way around the sky
no matter time or day or year
if in the Northern hemisphere

First thing to do is Find the Bear
two stars point up - the Pole Star's there

Not very bright but all alone
About it all the others turn
Call it the centre of the face
then all the rest fall into place

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the pointer stars , call them Mid-day
then follow round the clockwise way

1
at 1 o'clock , some more of Bear
and on to Berenice's Hair

and Virgo springs from Lions mane
she carries Spica , Ear of Grain

2

at 2 is Ursa Minor
Polaris on his tail
beyond him is Arcturus
and further still , the Scales

3
the Dragon coils around all these
at 3 , his head bites Hercules

4
at 4 , Vega in Lyra shines

5
at 5 the great Swan spreads her wings
flies like an arrow from a bow
from Cassiopeia to Scorpio

6
at 6 , nothing to make much fuss ,
the pointy head of Cepheus

7
at 7 , shining much more clear
the W of Cassiopeia

8
at eight , Perseus to Aries leaps
then Cetus , famed for eating sheeps
and here ,just like a shuck of peas
upon the bull , the Pleiades

9
at 9 . Capella in Auriga shines

10
at 10 o'clock , the Heavenly Twins
and if Orion's in the sky
he's over here and ten feet high

11
11 is the bears face , its mostly just an empty space
but if the night is dark as well
you may see Cancer in her shell

12
midday brings us back to base
so all the stars fall into place

and over here , behind the bear ,
the lion crouches in his lair
and from the darkness of his den
he twitches tail and roars and then
to Virgo , spins the wheel again



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