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	Constellation Guide Nearby Ursa Major, the Great Bear Boötes, the Herdsman Keyword Search Find StarDate radio programs about: Aquila, the Eagle Auriga, the Charioteer Big Dipper Boøtes, the Herdsman Cancer, the Crab Canis Major, the Greater Dog Capricornus, the Sea-Goat Cassiopeia Cygnus, the Swan Delphinus, the Dolphin Gemini, the Twins Leo, the Lion Libra, the Scales Lyra, the Harp Orion, the Hunter Orion's Belt Pegasus, the Flying Horse Perseus Pisces, the Fish Sagittarius, the Archer Scorpius, the Scorpion Taurus, the Bull Ursa Major, the Great Bear Leo, the Lion The zodiacal constellation Leo, the lion, is one of a handful of constellations that really does look like its namesake. Look for Leo high in south in April and May. Leo's brightest star is blue-white Regulus, one of the brightest stars in the night sky. Regulus rises almost due east, with the body of the lion following it into the sky over the next couple of hours. Once Regulus climbs into the sky, look to its left — toward the north — for a group of stars forming a backward question mark. These stars outline Leo's head and mane. About two hours later, look low in the east for Leo's tail — a white star named Denebola — an Arabic name that, appropriately enough, means "tail of the lion."
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