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===Northern hemisphere===
{{Main|Northern celestial hemisphere}}
[[Polaris]], being the North Star, is the approximate center of the northern celestial hemisphere. It is part of [[Ursa Minor]], constituting the end of the Little Dipper's handle.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Chartrand |first=Mark R. |url=https://archive.org/details/audubonsocietyfi00char/page/134/mode/2up |title=The Audubon Society Field Guide to the Night Sky |date=1991 |publisher=A.&nbsp;A. Knopf |isbn=978-0-679-73354-6 |location=New York |pages=134-162, 405-420}}</ref> 

From latitudes of around 35° north, in January, [[Ursa Major]] (containing the [[Big Dipper]]) appears to the northeast, while Cassiopeia is the northwest. To the west are Pisces (above the horizon) and Aries. To the southwest [[Cetus]] is near the horizon. Up high and to the south are Orion and Taurus. To the southeast above the horizon is [[Canis Major]]. Appearing above and to the east of Orion is [[Gemini (constellation)|Gemini]]: also in the east (and progressively closer to the horizon) are Cancer and Leo. In addition to Taurus, Perseus and Auriga appear overhead.<ref name=":0" />

From the same latitude, in July, Cassiopeia (low in the sky) and [[Cepheus (constellation)|Cepheus]] appear to the northeast. Ursa Major is now in the northwest. [[Boötes]] is high up in the west. Virgo is to the west, with Libra southwest and Scorpius south. Sagittarius and Capricorn are southeast. Cygnus (containing the [[Northern Cross (asterism)|Northern Cross]]) is to the east. [[Hercules (constellation)|Hercules]] is high in the sky along with [[Corona Borealis]].<ref name=":0" />

[[File:Pole01-eng.svg|thumb|upright=1.2|The Southern Cross in [[Crux]] and the 'Southern Pointers' of [[Centaurus]] can be used to find the southern pole star, [[Sigma Octantis]].]]