Lepus,
the Hare, from Bayer's Uranometria of 1603.
The lower half of Orion, his Belt prominent, lies above Lepus,
while Eridanus, the River, winds to the right. Sirius, in Canis
Major, is to the left. Bayer assigned Greek letters according
to the specific constellation. Sirius therefore came out
Pi Leporis and Rigel in Orion Xi Leporis; these stars are
now always
known as Alpha Canis Majoris and Beta Orionis.
Courtesy of the Rare Book Room and Special Collections Library
of the University of Illinois
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