COMA BERENICES
Though the formal constellation of Coma Berenices
(Berenices's Hair) is focussed on the
Coma Berenices Cluster (seen just
to the right of center), it covers
much more territory, and includes. Diadem (Alpha Comae),
and Beta (un-named). Of the three indicated stars, only
Gamma is part of the cluster. Coma Berenices is just south
of Canes Venatici, the
two constellations seen to the west of
Bootes. Coma Berenices contains the North Galactic Pole
(NGP), the northern perpendicular to the Milky Way, which is
well marked by 31 Comae, "Polaris Galacticus Borealis." The
South Galactic Pole is in Sculptor.