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Constellations visible in the November sky Click on constellations to learn more about them Ursa Minor Best seen in June Commonly called the little dipper Most famous star is Polaris, the North Star Ursa Major Best seen in April Contains the Big Dipper The line that connects Dubhe with Merak points to Polaris, the North Star Cygnus Best seen in September Looks like a cross or a swan Contains Cygnus X-1, a possible black hole Cassiopeia Best seen in November Looks like a W The Romans thought it was the throne of Queen Cassiopeia Orion Best seen in January Looks like a hunter Three bright starts in a line make up his belt. They are easily seen in the Southern Hemisphere in the winter. The bright star Betelgeuse forms his left shoulder Gemini Best seen in February Constellation of the two twins, Castor and Pollux Pegasus Best seen in October Pegasus is a winged horse Lepus Best seen in February Lepus is a hare One of the many animals hunted by Orion Cepheus Best seen in October King of Ethiopia Not very bright but located in an empty part of the sky near North Pole Auriga Best seen in February Auriga is a a charioteer Taurus Best seen in January The Bull One of the 13 Zodiac constellations Hunted by Orion Pisces Best seen in November The fishes One of the 13 Zodiac constellations Andromeda Best seen in November Princess of Ethiopia Draco Best seen in July The Dragon Cetus Best seen in December Seen as a whale or a sea monster Large but faint constellation Lyra The Lyre is a stringed instrument like a harp Contains the star Vega, part of the summer triangle In another 10,000 years or so, the North Star will be Vega instead of Polaris Perseus Best seen in December The son of Zeus, the king of the Greek gods, and a mortal woman.