star that doesn't appear to 
    move during night:
    Polaris
    bowl of Big Dipper points to:
    Polaris
    constellation containing the 
    Big Dipper is called:
    Ursa Major
  Polaris (the North Star) is part of:
    the Little Dipper (Ursa Minor)
    W-shaped constellation (vain mother):
    Cassiopeia
    her daughter:
    Andromeda
  K-shaped constellation (rescuer):
    Perseus
    constellation with great square 
    (flying horse):
    Pegasus
  V-shaped constellation 
    (contains Hyades and Pleiades)(Z):
    Taurus
    constellation with twin bright stars (Z):
    Gemini
    constellation with three stars in belt; 
    glowing nebula:
    Orion
  brightest star in night sky:
    Sirius
    follow the arc of the Big Dipper's 
    handle to
    Arcturus
    constellation with triangle and sickle:
    Leo
  H-shaped constellation:
    Hercules
    Vega, Deneb, Altair form the:
    summer triangle
    constellation with hook-shaped tail(Z):
    Scorpius
  closest night-sky star to Earth:
    Alpha Centauri
    teapot shaped constellation 
    (in direction of center of Milky Way):
    Sagittarius
  Top Ten Brightest stars
    10: Achernar (Eridanus) can't see from here
    9: Betelguese: %|+
    Orion (winter) (red)
    8: Procyon: Canis Minor (winter)
    7: Rigel: %|+
    Orion
    6: Capella (Auriga)(winter)
  5: Vega (Lyra):
    summer triangle
    4: Arcturus (Bootes):
    follow arc of handle (spring)
    3: (closest night sky star)
    Alpha Centauri 
    can't see from here
    2: Canopus (can't see from here)
    1: %|+
    Sirius (Canis Major)(winter)
  star brightness: magnitude
    brightest stars: 1st magnitude
    faintest stars: 6th magnitude
    smaller number: brighter star
  star names
    often Arabic
    Betelgeuse (Orion):
    'the giant's shoulder'
    Antares (Scorpius)
    'rival of Ares (Mars)'
  Greek letter designation
    Alpha Cygni (Deneb)
    Beta Cygni
    numerical designation
    61 Cygni