The main constellations appearing in spring were Lion, Auriga, Orion, Boötes, Virgo, and Leo. Leo was the most eye-catching; at dusk in early spring, it appeared in the east, shaped like a crouching lion.
Using the handle of the Big Dipper and extending its arc, one could find Alpha Boötis and Alpha Virginis. This curve was called the "Spring Arc." Using those two stars as a base, one could then find Beta Leonis. These three stars formed the Spring Triangle.
Adding Alpha Canum Venaticorum, Cor Caroli, formed the Spring Diamond. Yet in terms of brightness, this "diamond" still could not compare to Sirius.
Through the telescope, Pomona saw Sirius B. It truly was rather plain, and then she turned the telescope toward Epsilon Boötis.
Sinistra had once said that Epsilon Boötis was the most beautiful star in the sky. Its Latin name, "Pulcherrima," meant most beautiful. This binary system consisted of an orange-yellow giant and a blue main-sequence star. Through a telescope, their colors contrasted sharply, making them exceptionally beautiful.
Ever since Albus fell from the Astronomy Tower, the children no longer went there for astronomy lessons. The Centaurs could teach the children not only astrology, but astronomy as well. Pomona had not observed the starry sky through a telescope like this in a very long time.
Apart from its primary star, the stars in Boötes were generally dim, so people could easily overlook this beautiful gem.
Would this star be among the seven metals named after planets?
Thinking about such questions was far happier than thinking about Werewolves, the gap between rich and poor, war, and all the rest.
The starry sky was far from the world of human life. It could not solve the question of where the next loaf of bread would come from, but gazing at