How to Find Vulpecula the Little Fox Constellation

Vulpecula is a modern constellation that lies close to Cygnus in the night sky. Learn how to recognize and find this faint star pattern.

Chapters
0:00 - Intro
1:06 - Overview of Vulpecula
3:00 - Origin of Vulpecula
4:02 - Pattern of Vulpecula
5:35 - Coathanger Asterism AKA Brocchi's Cluster
6:19 - Practice finding Vulpecula
9:10 - Celestial Objects of Vulpecula (Dumbbell Nebula AKA Messier 27, NGC 6885, Hen 2-437 planetary nebula)
12:56 - Review of Vulpecula

Links and Resources mentioned in this video
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▶ Cygnus Constellation: http://bit.ly/LearntheSky-CygnusConst...

Playlists
▶ Stargazing Basics: http://bit.ly/LearntheSky-StargazingB...
▶ Zodiacal Constellations: http://bit.ly/LearntheSky-ZodiacalCon...
▶ Circumpolar Constellations: http://bit.ly/LearntheSky-Circumpolar
▶ Winter Constellations: http://bit.ly/LearntheSky-WinterConst...
▶ Spring Constellations: http://bit.ly/LearntheSky-SpringConst...
▶ Summer Constellations: http://bit.ly/LearntheSky-SummerConst...
▶ Autumn Constellations: http://bit.ly/LearntheSky-AutumnConst...
▶ Stars: http://bit.ly/LearntheSky-Stars
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▶ Celestial Objects: http://bit.ly/LearntheSky-CelestialOb...
▶ Versus Videos: http://bit.ly/LearntheSky-VersusVideos
▶ Celestial Events: http://bit.ly/LearntheSky-CelestialEv...
▶ Citizen Science: http://bit.ly/LearntheSky-CitizenScience

Photo Attributes
▶Vulpecula Map by International Astronomical Union: By IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine (Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg) - [1], CC BY 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
▶Dumbbell Nebula - NASA/Spitzer Telescope: By NASA/JPL-Caltech/J. Hora (Harvard-Smithsonian CfA) - JPL, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
▶Map of Vulpecula: By Johannes Hevelius - Atlas Coelestis. Johannes Hevelius drew the constellation in Uranographia, his celestial catalogue in 1690., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
▶Messier 27 ESO: By ESO - http://www.eso.org/public/images/eso9..., CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
▶Messier 27 Filtered: By Göran Nilsson & The Liverpool Telescope - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
▶Wide view of Messier 27: By Stephanh - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
▶Messier 27 with lots of stars: By ESA/Hubble, CC BY 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
▶Portrait of Elisabeth Hevelius : By Artist: Andreas Stech (1635-1697). Engraver: Isaak Saal. ▶Book author: Johannes Hevelius (1611-1687). Printer: Simon Reiniger. - Edited image from of a digital file retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/78393624/ ., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
▶Constellation Photos: Akira Fujii - The Constellations http://www.davidmalin.com/fujii/gener...
▶NGC 6885: By Roberto Mura - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
▶Johannes and Elizabeth Hevelius: By Artist: Andreas Stech (1635-1697). Engraver: Isaak Saal. ▶Book author: Johannes Hevelius (1611-1687). Printer: Simon Reiniger. - Edited image from of a digital file retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/78393624/ ., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

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