There is a little constellation, so small that it will fit in the field of view of a pair of binoculars. Taurus Poniatovii is the old name of this asterism of five stars in a V-shape, between Serpens Cauda and Ophiuchus. This old constellation was once created to honour the King of Poland. With caution, the five stars can be seen with the naked eye under a dark sky, right at the shoulder of Ophiuchus. Look for the small V-shape asterism just 5° east-south-east of Beta Ophiuchi. It reminds me of the Hyades, which are much brighter. The five stars are also part of a loose open cluster : Collinder 359 or Melotte 186.

Site : Bekkevoort, Belgium
Date : June 9, 2008
Time : around 22.30UT
Binoculars : Bresser 8x56
FOV: 5.9°
Filter : none
Mount : Trico Machine Sky Window
Seeing : 2,5/5
Transp. : 3.5/5
Nelm : 5.1
Sketch Orientation : N up, W right.
Digital sketch made with Photo Paint, based on a raw pencil sketch.

(Note: if the sketch does look too dark on your monitor, try to darken the room.)