This is the start of the 4" TV-102 Light Cup new Hot Tip series ;-). Only "red hot" objects will be featured!
Last night while using my HOPTO mount ;-) with my 40mm Pentax XL eyepiece (22x) yielding 3 degree FOV to get to NGC 6712 & IC 1295, the Light Cup passed M11. Now, I've seen M11 many times but this isn't the hot tip ;-). But what's this asterism near M11? Why what do you know; it looks like the neck, the head and the bill of the Duck! Starting at the star HD 174209, following the shape of the
duck’s neck to the duck’s head at the star HD 172768 and curve around to the edge of the duck’s bill at the star HD 173693 and follow the end of the bill at the star HD 173219. Can you see it? The whole asterism and M11 just about fit into the FOV in its entirety. You may need at least 3 degree FOV to appreciate its form. Henceforth, the TV-102 Light Cup christened this asterism, the "Duck's Portrait" ;-).
Ron B[ee]
PS BTW, while there take time to observe NGC 6712 GC and IC 1295 PN. The UHC filter really struts its "ultra" stuff. And my TV-102's hat off to the TV Pronto; it's unbelievable how the dim IC 1295 could be seen through it! http://homepage.mac.com/joebergeron/scopes.html
Last night while using my HOPTO mount ;-) with my 40mm Pentax XL eyepiece (22x) yielding 3 degree FOV to get to NGC 6712 & IC 1295, the Light Cup passed M11. Now, I've seen M11 many times but this isn't the hot tip ;-). But what's this asterism near M11? Why what do you know; it looks like the neck, the head and the bill of the Duck! Starting at the star HD 174209, following the shape of the
duck’s neck to the duck’s head at the star HD 172768 and curve around to the edge of the duck’s bill at the star HD 173693 and follow the end of the bill at the star HD 173219. Can you see it? The whole asterism and M11 just about fit into the FOV in its entirety. You may need at least 3 degree FOV to appreciate its form. Henceforth, the TV-102 Light Cup christened this asterism, the "Duck's Portrait" ;-).
Ron B[ee]
PS BTW, while there take time to observe NGC 6712 GC and IC 1295 PN. The UHC filter really struts its "ultra" stuff. And my TV-102's hat off to the TV Pronto; it's unbelievable how the dim IC 1295 could be seen through it! http://homepage.mac.com/joebergeron/scopes.html
