The upside-down "W" of the main portion of the modern constellation
Vulpecula, the Fox, lies just down and to the right of center. The
bright star just to the right of top center
is Albireo in Cygnus.
Anser, Alpha Vulpeculae, is just down and to the right of Albireo,
while 3 Vul is immediately to Albireo's right.
Note Anser's reddish color and its line of sight "companion," 8 Vulpeculae,
just barely up and to its left. The stars of
Sagitta are at the lower right corner.
At far right are the stars of the false
Coathanger Cluster. M 27, the
Dumbbell Nebula, one of the sky's
most prominent
planetary nebulae, is just down and a bit to the
right of the W's center star, 14 Vul. The Milky Way
runs from upper left to lower right.
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