Beta Scuti. The compact open cluster Messier 11 is also aligned with the curve. Telescopic asterisms Asterisms range from the large and obvious to the small, and even telescopic. The 37 or LE of NGC 2169, in Orion. The Engagement Ring in Ursa Minor has the north star Polaris as the diamond, at one end of a ring of much fainter stars about one degree across. The Broken Engagement Ring in Ursa Major at 10:51 / +56°10' (preceding β Ursae Majoris, Merak). The Christmas Tree shape of the Christmas Tree Cluster, in Monoceros. It is made up of about approximately 40 stars. The Coathanger, in Vulpecula, also known as Brocchi's Cluster (see image at top). Kemble's Cascade, a chain of stars that ends in open cluster NGC 1502, in Camelopardalis. Napoleon's Hat (Picot 1), in Bootes (south of α Bootis, Arcturus). The Ring of the Nibelungen (Ferrero 27) in Draco, named after the 1857 German epic drama, at 15:57 / +62°32' (near galaxy NGC 6015). The V-shaped Messier 73 in Aquarius, determined to be an asterism in 2002. See also Australian Aboriginal astronomy Chinese constellation Nakshatra References Bibliography Allen, Richard Hinckley (1969). Star Names: Their Lore and Meaning. Dover Publications Inc. (Reprint of 1899 original). . Burnham, Robert (1978). Burnham's Celestial Handbook (3 vols). Dover Publications Inc. . Pasachoff, Jay M. (2000). A Field Guide to the Stars and Planets (4th ed.).'' Houghton Mifflin Co. External links List of Asterisms from deep-sky.co.uk Discussion of Asterisms List of Asterisms from deepsky.waarnemen.com List of Asterisms from nightskyatlas.com List of Asterisms from saguaroastro.org List of Asterisms from waynesthisandthat.com Stellar groupings + Former constellations