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Orion	Ori · the Hunter · Best evening season (Northern Hemisphere): Winter · Brightest/key star: Rigel (with red Betelgeuse at his shoulder)
Ursa Major	UMa · the Great Bear · Best evening season (Northern Hemisphere): Spring (visible all year far north) · Brightest/key star: Alioth; its seven brightest stars form the Big Dipper
Ursa Minor	UMi · the Little Bear · Best evening season (Northern Hemisphere): All year (northern sky) · Brightest/key star: Polaris, the North Star
Cassiopeia	Cas · the Queen · Best evening season (Northern Hemisphere): Autumn (all year far north) · Brightest/key star: Schedar; look for a W shape
Taurus	Tau · the Bull · Best evening season (Northern Hemisphere): Winter · Brightest/key star: Aldebaran; also holds the Pleiades star cluster
Gemini	Gem · the Twins · Best evening season (Northern Hemisphere): Winter · Brightest/key star: Pollux, next to Castor
Canis Major	CMa · the Great Dog · Best evening season (Northern Hemisphere): Winter · Brightest/key star: Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky
Canis Minor	CMi · the Little Dog · Best evening season (Northern Hemisphere): Winter · Brightest/key star: Procyon
Auriga	Aur · the Charioteer · Best evening season (Northern Hemisphere): Winter · Brightest/key star: Capella
Leo	Leo · the Lion · Best evening season (Northern Hemisphere): Spring · Brightest/key star: Regulus; the 'Sickle' marks the lion's head
Virgo	Vir · the Maiden · Best evening season (Northern Hemisphere): Spring · Brightest/key star: Spica
Boötes	Boo · the Herdsman · Best evening season (Northern Hemisphere): Spring and early summer · Brightest/key star: Arcturus; follow the arc of the Big Dipper's handle
Corona Borealis	CrB · the Northern Crown · Best evening season (Northern Hemisphere): Early summer · Brightest/key star: Alphecca
Hercules	Her · the Hero · Best evening season (Northern Hemisphere): Summer · Brightest/key star: Kornephoros; contains the bright cluster M13
Lyra	Lyr · the Lyre · Best evening season (Northern Hemisphere): Summer · Brightest/key star: Vega, one corner of the Summer Triangle
Cygnus	Cyg · the Swan · Best evening season (Northern Hemisphere): Summer · Brightest/key star: Deneb; also called the Northern Cross
Aquila	Aql · the Eagle · Best evening season (Northern Hemisphere): Summer · Brightest/key star: Altair
Scorpius	Sco · the Scorpion · Best evening season (Northern Hemisphere): Summer · Brightest/key star: Antares, a red supergiant
Sagittarius	Sgr · the Archer · Best evening season (Northern Hemisphere): Summer · Brightest/key star: Kaus Australis; its stars form a 'Teapot'
Pegasus	Peg · the Winged Horse · Best evening season (Northern Hemisphere): Autumn · Brightest/key star: Enif; look for the Great Square
Andromeda	And · the Princess · Best evening season (Northern Hemisphere): Autumn · Brightest/key star: Alpheratz; home of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31)
Perseus	Per · the Hero · Best evening season (Northern Hemisphere): Autumn and winter · Brightest/key star: Mirfak; the Perseid meteors seem to come from here in August
Aries	Ari · the Ram · Best evening season (Northern Hemisphere): Autumn and winter · Brightest/key star: Hamal
Pisces	Psc · the Fishes · Best evening season (Northern Hemisphere): Autumn · Brightest/key star: Alpherg; a faint zodiac constellation
Aquarius	Aqr · the Water-Bearer · Best evening season (Northern Hemisphere): Autumn · Brightest/key star: Sadalsuud
Capricornus	Cap · the Sea-Goat · Best evening season (Northern Hemisphere): Late summer and autumn · Brightest/key star: Deneb Algedi
Draco	Dra · the Dragon · Best evening season (Northern Hemisphere): All year (northern sky) · Brightest/key star: Eltanin
Piscis Austrinus	PsA · the Southern Fish · Best evening season (Northern Hemisphere): Autumn (low in the south) · Brightest/key star: Fomalhaut
Crux	Cru · the Southern Cross · Best evening season (Northern Hemisphere): Southern Hemisphere (best in autumn there, our spring) · Brightest/key star: Acrux; the smallest of the 88 constellations
Centaurus	Cen · the Centaur · Best evening season (Northern Hemisphere): Southern Hemisphere · Brightest/key star: Alpha Centauri, the nearest star system to the Sun
Carina	Car · the Keel · Best evening season (Northern Hemisphere): Southern Hemisphere · Brightest/key star: Canopus, the second-brightest star in the night sky