Bootes, the Herdsman, rises,
its kite-shaped figure stretching up and to the left of
the bright orange star Arcturus,
which is toward the lower right of the picture. Izar (Epsilon Bootis)
is the bright star to the left of and slightly up from Arcturus, while
Delta is up and to the left of Izar.
Nekkar is at the far left end of the kite, above center-left, while
Muphrid is the bright star just up and to the right of Arcturus.
The stars of extreme northwest Bootes
(including Kappa, Iota, Theta and Lambda) lie near the end of the
tail of Ursa Major.
A view shifted to the north shows nearly the whole constellation.
Seginus is the bright star near the top toward the left-hand corner.
Alphecca, in Corona Borealis, the Northern
To the right of Izar is the variable W Boo. Rho and Sigma (Rho on top)
are just up and to the left of center. 12 Boo is up and to the left of
Arcturus. Tau is just up and to the right of Muphrid. Xi Boo is the second
modestely bright star down and to the left of Arcturus, while Pi is the second star
just down and over to the right of Xi.
The western curve of Corona Borealis, the
Northern Crown, appears at bottom left.
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