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Here are sample pages to get a taste of The Sky Tonight website:

• Image page: Taurus, from Bayer (cf. Tour)
• Source page: Bayer (cf. Tour)
• IAU Constellation page: Taurus (cf. Tour)

Download the current monthly star chart from skymaps.com.

Begin with these constellations:

• Anytime: The Big Dipper in the constellation Ursa Major the Big Bear
• Summer: Cygnus the Swan and the Summer Triangle.
• Winter: Orion the Hunter and the Winter Hexagon.

See the links in the margins, and the Tour of this Website.

In addition, the following pages may be helpful:

• Practice Constellation: Orion the Hunter.
• Constellation Activities
• How did constellations get their names?
• How to read a star chart.
• What do the Greek letters mean when they are used to label the bright stars of a constellation?
• When are the constellations visible?
• A star chart for any time of night and every season of the year: How to use a planisphere.
• An excellent introduction to the constellations visible each night of the year:
  Chet Raymo, 365 Starry Nights.
• Beginner Resources.