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Starname | Magn | Constellation | Northern visibility |
1. Sirius, (Tayamnisinte) | -0.3 | Brightest star, Canis Minor (Lakota Animal-tail) | Visible above 50ー north lat. Found to be rise-marked on Medicine Wheel cairns, summer's end dawn. |
2. Canopus | 0.1 | Argo (keel), southern hemisphere most brilliant | Far south, never rises above 37ーN latitude |
3. Alpha Centauri | 0.2 | Centaur | Never rises north of 29ーN |
4. Rigel, (Tayamnitchuhu | 0.3 | Orion (Lakota Animal, outer rib) | On Zodiac -- good Northern visibility. Found to be rise-marked on Medicine Wheel cairns |
5. Arcturus,(Itkob u) | 0.3 | Boötes (There are several Lakota names for this bright star, this one means "going toward") | Northern sky, good Northern visibility |
6. Capella | 0.3 | Auriga, (Lakota Racetrack, north marker) | Northern sky, good Northern visibility |
7. Vega | 0.3 | Lyra | Northern sky, good Northern visibility |
8. Procyon | 0.4 | Canis Minor, Lakota Racetrack | Near Zodiac, good Northern visibility |
9. Achernar | 0.4 | S. end of Eridanus, the River | Never rises north of 36ーN |
10. Betelgeuse (Tayamnituchuhu) | 0.7 | Orion, Lakota Animal inner rib | Zodiac, good Northern visibility |
11. Antares | 0.7 | Scorpio | Zodiac (S. of ecliptic), good Northern visibility |
12. Acrux | 1.0 | Southern Cross | Never rises north of 30ーN |
13. Pollux, Castor | 1.1 | Gemini, (Lakota Mato Tipila) | Zodiac, good Northern visibility |
14. Aldebaran | 1.2 | Taurus, (Lakota Animal neck) | Zodiac, good Northern visibility. Found to be rise-marked on Medicine wheel ciarns (solstice dawn) |
15. Beta Centauri | 1.2 | Centaur | Never rises north of 32ーN |
16. Altair | 1.3 | Aquila | Northern sky, good Northern visibility |
17. Fomalhaut | 1.3 | Pisces Australianus | Most southerly star visible to 50ーN. Found to be rise-marked on Medicine Wheel cairns |
18. Spica | 1.3 | Virgo lucida | Zodiac, good Northern visibility |
19. Deneb | 1.4 | Cygnus lucida, N. front leg of Lakota Agleshka salamander, boy's spirit constellation | Northern sky, good visibility |
20. Regulus | 1.7 | Leo, Lion's heart, lucida, marker of Lakota Fireplace constellation | Zodiac, good Northern visibility, even though not very bright |
21. Shaula | 1.7 | Scorpio (Southen sting) | Zodiac, Northern visibility, but too dim for heliacal rising |
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