At the beginning of May, when the Great Dipper is nearly overhead, the small constellation Canes Venatici, the Hunting Dogs, is seen directly under the handle of the Dipper, and south of that a cobwebby spot, consisting of minute stars, indicates the position of the constellation Coma Berenices, Berenice's Hair. Still farther south, where the ecliptic and the equator cross, at the autumnal equinox, is the large constellation Virgo, the Virgin, also one of the zodiacal band. Its chief star Spica, a pure white gem, is seen some 20° east of the meridian. Below and westward from Virgo, and south of the equator, are the constellations Crater, the Cup, and Corvus, the Crow. The stars of Hydra continue to run eastward below these constellations. The westernmost, Crater, consists of small stars forming a rude semicircle open toward the east, while Corvus, which possesses brighter stars, has the form of a quadrilateral.