Page 275 EXPLANATION OF ASTRONOMICAL SYMBOLS.

SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC

0. Aries 0° VI. Libra 180°

I. Taurus 30 VII. Scorpio 210

II. Gemini 60 VIII. Sagittarius 240

III. Cancer 90 IX. Capricornus 270

IV. Leo 120 X. Aquarius 300

V. Virgo 150 XI. Pisces 330

Conjunction. S. Seconds of Time.

Quadrature. ° Degrees.

Opposition. ' Minutes of Arc.

Ascending Node. " Seconds of Arc.

Descending Node. R. A. Right Ascension.

H. Hours. Decl. or D. Declination.

M. Minutes of Time. N. P. D. Dist. From North Pole.

OTHER ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE ALMANAC.

S., South, i.e., crosses the meridian; M., morning; A, Afternoon; Gr. H. L. N., greatest heliocentric latitude north, i.e., greatest distance north of the ecliptic, as seen from the sun. Inf., inferior conjunction; Sup., superior conjunction.

GREEK ALPHABET USED INDICATING THE STARS.

α, alpha. η, eta. ν, nu. τ, tau.

β, beta. θ, theta. ξ, xi. υ, upsilon.

γ, gamma. ι, iota. ο, omicron. φ, phi.

δ, delta. κ, kappa. π, pi. χ, chi.

ε, epsilon. λ, lambda. ρ, rho. ψ, psi.

ζ, zeta. μ, mu. σ, sigma. ω, omega.