The Martian north pole points to the Cygnus constellation, which does not have any extremely bright stars, making it somewhat hard to find. One could use the star Deneb, which is just 9 degrees ...

High in the south floats the Summer Triangle of bright stars: brilliant Vega, in Lyra, the lyre, in the northwest corner; Deneb, in Cygnus, the swan, east of Vega; and Altair, in Aquila ...

East of Bootes come, in order, Corona Borealis, the Northern Crown; upside-down Hercules; the brilliant star Vega, in Lyra, the lyre; and lovely Deneb in Cygnus, the swan. South of Vega and Deneb ...