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| name | created_by | created_date | updated_by | updated_date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vulpecula | skybber | 2022-02-07 15:15:09.045046 | skybber | 2022-02-11 15:51:20.915636 |
A small and faint constellation of the northern sky south of the Swan, just off Albireo, north of the Sagitta and the Dolphin. The Vulpecula lies in the eastern stream of the summer Milky Way. Although the latter is not exceptionally bright in this region, it contains an abundant surplus of 7th to 10th magnitude stars. The star clouds are good for sweeping through with a binocular, and there are some nice objects to be discovered. The constellation contains a relatively large number of open clusters. The most impressive in the telescope's field of view is NGC 6940 , while the well-known open cluster Collinder 399, simply called "The Arm", is for any binoculars. There are also relatively bright nebulae, binaries, triple stars and, at the very eastern edge of the constellation, a few galaxies. The most famous object, however, is the planetary nebula M27 , one of the largest and brightest planetary nebulae, amazing in any telescope, from the binocular to big Dobsonian. Even with the smallest telescope, you can see a hint of its shape, from which it is also called - Dumbbell.
