Can you see the big Coma Berenices star cluster from where you live? Does your light pollution really hide it, or do you just not know exactly where to look? It’s 2/5 of the way from Denebola Leo’s tail to the end of the Big Dipper’s handle Ursa Major’s tail. Its brightest members form an inverted Y. The cluster is about 5° wide overall — a big, dim glow in at least a moderately dark sky. It nearly fills a binocular view.
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