BOOTES
Bootes, the Herdsman, rises, its kite-shaped figure stretching to the left of
the bright orange star Arcturus, which lies at center right. North is up and
to the left. Izar (Epsilon Boo)
is the bright star to the left of and slightly down from Arcturus, while
Delta is a bit down and to the left of Izar.
Nekkar (Beta) is at the far left end of the kite (at center-left), while Alkalurops (Mu) is
down from Nekkar. Seginus (Gamma) is the bright star up and to the left of center.
The stars of extreme northwest Bootes
(in ascending order, Lambda, Theta, Kappa, and Iota), lie toward the upper left corner
near the end of the tail of Ursa Major.
The variable W Boo is to the right of Izar, while the pair
made of Rho and Sigma (Rho on top) is just up from center. 12 Boo
is up and to the left of Arcturus, while Xi Boo is the fifth star
down and to the left of the Bootes' luminary. Pi Boo is about halfway down from Arcturus,
Muphird at the far right edge about halfway up from center. The close pair to the left of
Alkalurops (Mu) is made of Nu-1 (on the right) and Nu-2.
A view shifted a bit to the south shows Zeta and Tau Boo.
Nusakan, in Corona Borealis, the Northern
Crown, falls just to the left of bottom center, while
eastrn Canes Venatici with
the cluster Messier 3 lies at the top edge.