The Dolphin and the Foal

A couple of minor constellations, in a relatively dim region of sky, are worth the trouble of finding and observing, with their neighbouring globular cluster M15

In the week when Cassini ends its explorations at Saturn, and when the waning earthlit Moon meets Venus, Regulus, Mars and Mercury in our E morning twilight, it may seem incongruous to focus on a relatively dim region of sky, albeit one that is ideally placed in the S as the night begins.