The constellation Cancer, is a crab.

     In the spring, you can see Cancer in the Northern Hemisphere. You can also see it in autumn.

     Cancer has many stories with it too! Like, it was the crab that got crushed by "Hercules" when it pinched his toes during a contest with "Hydra."

     One of Cancer's claws is the farthest to the north. (Right claw). The bottom left star (left claw) is to the southeast. It is called Acubens.  It means "the claw." To the west, the end of the other line of the "Y" is a star called "Al Tarf." And between the northernmost star and Acubens are two stars close together. They are the two red beady eyes of the crab!

     Scientists still say that Cancer is at least one of the brightest zodiacal constellations.

By: Chelsea!