Asterisms · Asterism · 6 stars across Leo
Asterism
Sickle
The Sickle: a backwards question mark that is the lion’s head and mane, ending in Regulus.
- Stars
- Regulus, Algieba, Ras Elased Australis, Adhafera, Rasalas
- Constellation
- Leo
- Spans
- about 15° of sky
- Highest at midnight
- mid February
Look for
Every November the Leonid meteors seem to fly out of the Sickle. In 1833 they fell at thousands per hour.