Use your compass to find east. Look toward the east, or slightly northeast. Focus your gaze just above the horizon. Look for four bright stars, of roughly the same size, that form a square.
Locate the Big Dipper. The Big Dipper is one of the most apparent constellations in the night sky. Find the North Star, or Polaris, near the Big Dipper. Use your finger to trace a line from the last star in the Big Dipper's handle through Polaris. Double the distance you just moved your finger by two and continue past Polaris at your new calculated distance. You will run into a "M"- or "W"-shaped constellation called "Cassiopeia the Queen." Keep moving past Cassiopeia's largest star and you will end up inside the Pegasus constellation.
Use averted vision to view the constellation. When you locate the right stars, look slightly off to one side; this is called averted vision. The human eye can better focus on objects in dim lighting by using this technique. Use binoculars or a telescope for closer observation.