The first of July, when the centre of Draco is on the meridian north of the zenith, the exquisite circlet of stars called Corona Borealis, the Northern Crown, is nearly overhead. A short distance north-east of it appears a double-quadrilateral figure, marking out the constellation Hercules, while directly south of the Crown a crooked line of stars trending eastward indicates the constellation Serpens, the Serpent. South-west of Serpens, two widely separated but nearly equal stars of the second magnitude distinguish the zodiacal constellation Libra, the Balance; while lower down toward the south-east appears the brilliant red star Antares, in the constellation Scorpio, likewise belonging to the zodiac.