“As winter closes in, look for the Winter Triangle which Betelgeuse makes with Procyon and Sirius.”
Winter and Spring Stars
Astronomy Beginners Guide: Ancient Constellations
“The patterns imposed on the stars by man – the constellation figures – are now standardised in use by astronomers all over the world. “
Astronomy Beginners Guide: How to Find the Constellations (May)
“Our map which accompanies the guide to the planets each month is drawn for 9 pm (21:00 hours) in mid-month, in Greenwich Mean Time, nowadays called Universal Time, so in summer the map is accurate for 20:00 hrs BST in the middle of the month, half an hour earlier at the beginning of the month and half an hour later at the end”
