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I know the configuration about which you speak. It's about 2" below the center on my chart. It points to the right on the chart. It could be described as the Hyades. I call it Cepheus.

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Hi Ed,

Ah, yes, I see that. After my post last night I found a photo in my Audubon book that clearly showed that shape, although I noticed that it was quite a close in view of the cluster, the entire area of the photo being only about one-fourth the size of your chart. Now that I see the Hyades/Cepheus shape on the chart, it gives me some idea as to the field in which I was trying to count stars. Perhaps I can count more than I thought. I now have a printed copy of the chart and will try again, chart in hand, to see what results I get.

I can also see why you could call the shape Cepheus.

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