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Northern Rockies Skies for April: The Zodiac in April   April
night skies present an easy solution to locate some of the
constellations of the Zodiac. The most prominent constellation
at sunset is Orion, with its bright stars Betelgeuse and Rigel,
its three-star belt and its south-leading sword.  Once you find
Orion, look west and slightly north for Taurus, a V-shaped
constellation with a bright orangish star, Aldebaran. Then look
to the east and there will be the two prominent stars of Gemini,
Castor and Pollux (Jupiter is nearby this month). You now have
two of the 12 zodiacal constellations.  The next constellation
of the Zodiac, Cancer (the crab), is not so obvious. Halfway
between Gemini and Leo (the lion), it is shaped like a very
faint “X,” with its bottom leg stretched out.  Leo is more
prominent and, at sunset, is located to the east. Its obvious
head, body and legs shape, together