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 toward the top is Albireo in Cygnus.
Anser, Alpha Vulpeculae, is just down and to the right of Albireo.
Note its reddish color and its line of sight "companion," 8 Vulpeculae,
just barely up and to its left. The stars of eastern
Sagitta are at the lower right corner.
At far right are a few stars of the false
Coathanger Cluster.
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To see a labelled image, push the star:
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See Vulpecula from Flamsteed's Atlas Coelestis Edition of 1781. |