The Coathanger

ASTERISM · exactly what it sounds like

WHERE in the little constellation VulpeculaTRUTH a chance alignment

Point binoculars at the right spot between Altair and Vega and you will laugh out loud: ten stars form a perfect upside down coathanger, straight bar and hook included. It is not a real cluster, just a chance line up of unrelated stars at different distances. The universe occasionally does visual comedy.

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