| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Ursa Major | 12h, +60°, northern constellation, including big dipper, border Draco, Camelopardalis, Lynx, Leo Minor, Leo, Coma Berenices, Canes Venatici, Boötes; Dubhe & Merak are pointer to Polaris, Mizar A, Mizar B and Alcor are double double stars |
| Ursa Minor | 15h, +80°, northern constellation, border Camelopardalis, Draco, Cepheus; Polaris, current North Star |
| Orion | 6h, 0°, "hunter", border Gemini, Taurus, Eridanus, Lepus, Monoceros |
| Auriga | 5h, +40°, "charioteer", border Camelopardalis, Perseus, Taurus, Germini, Lynx |
| Hercules | 17h, +30°, border Draco, Boötes, Corona Borealis, Serpens Caput, Ophiuchus, Aquila, Sagitta, Vulpecula, Lyra |
| Andromeda | 1h, +40°, border Perseus, Cassiopeia, Lacerta, Pegasus, Pisces, Triangulum |
| Taurus | 5h, +20°, border Auriga, Perseus, Aries, Cetus, Eridanus, Orion, Gemini |
| Cepheus | 22h, +70°, border Ursa Minor, Draco, Lacerta, Cassiopeia, Camelopardalis |
| Pegasus | 0h, +20°, "flying horse" border Andromeda, Lacerta, Cygnus, Vulpecula, Delphinus, Equuleus, Aquarius, Pisces |
| Lyra | 19h, +40°, border Draco, Hercules, Vulpecula, Cygnus |
| Cygnus | 20h, +40°, "swan" border Cepheus, Draco, Lyra, Vulpecula, Pegasus, Lacerta |
| Aquila | 20h, 0°, "eagle" border Sagitta, Hercules, Ophiuchus, Serpens Cauda, Scutum, Sagittarius, Capricornus, Aquarius, Delphinus |
| Casseiopeia | 1h, +60°, border Cameloparsalis, Cepheus, Lacerta, Andromeda, Perseus |
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