Author: Jeremy Perez

Jupiter and Europa

Jupiter and Europa - November 29, 2013
Jupiter and Europa – November 29, 2013

On Friday evening after setting up to observe, I could see sky conditions would be better than average for this time of year( late fall).
When Jupiter climbed to more than 60 degrees above the horizon, I realized that this would be the night to make a first sketch of Jupiter for the season.
The GRS was redder than last season especially in its center and was well set apart from both the South Tropical Zone and South Equatorial Belt. Europa had just emerged from behind the North Tropical Zone on the following side of the planet. A couple of festoons could be clearly seen in the Equatorial Zone emerging from the North Equatorial Belt.
It was right at my tolerable cold temperature limit for sketching and I finished before needing to retreat indoors to warm up.
On a steady night of good seeing this is the time to give Jupiter a look.

Equipment Used: 13.1 inch f/6 Dobsonian running on an equatorial platform 6mm eyepiece (333x) and Baader Neodymium filter

Sketching: Assorted graphite pencils, medium hard charcoal pencils, erasers, blending stumps,
white copy paper
Seeing: Pickering 7/10
Transparency : Average 3/5
Temperature: 21°F (-6°C)
Jupiter: Visual mag. -2.6, Diameter 44.65 “, illumination 99.6%, distance from earth 4.4 au

Frank McCabe

M42 from Mar del Plata

Messier 42
Messier 42

Object Name: Orion Nebula – M42 – NGC 1976
Object Type: Nebula
Location: Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date: 29/11/2013 – 21:30
Media: Digital Tools (Photoshop CS6)

This is my drawing of the Orion Nebula. In Mar del Plata, the sky have light pollution in some places, but I could see something.

I have a reflector telescope Sky-Watcher 114/900 (4,5″) EQ2 with an eyepiece Super 10 mm. I had a good seeing with a good transparency.

Thanks!

The Cat’s Paw

NGC 6334 (Cat's Paw Nebula)
NGC 6334 (Cat’s Paw Nebula)

Bonjour

pour l’ASOD, je te propose la nébuleuse de “la patte de chat” NGC6334 observée en août 2013 au Chili, désert de l’Atacama au pied du VLT, avec le T400 de voyage en carbone (15kg), ethos 8 et 13mm.
Quasi inexistante sans artifice, elle se révèle sans pareil avec un H-béta, d’où cette idée d’une colorisation L, Rouge (H-béta), Vert (OIII).
Dessin en négatif couleur au crayon sur papier blanc.

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je profite de cet envoi pour t’informer de la parrution début décembre de notre ouvrage collectif :
“ASTRODESSIN, Observation & Dessin en astronomie”
fruit d’un remarquable travail d’équipe qui s’est étallé sur plus de 3 ans.

je te propose de découvrir et (si tu le souhaite) de faire figurer sur ton site ASOD le lien vers le site du livre :
http://www.astrodessin.com/

bien amicalement

Serge

PS : désolé pour mon manque en anglais !

[ French to English translation by Google Translate]

Hello

For ASOD, I offer the “Cat Paw” Nebula observed in August 2013 in Chile, the Atacama Desert at the foot of the VLT, with the T400 travel carbon (15kg) NGC6334, 8 and 13mm ethos.
Almost nonexistent without artifice, she reveals unmatched with an H-beta, hence the idea of ​​a coloring L, Red (H-beta), Green (OIII).
Drawing negative color pencil on white paper.

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I take this dispatch to inform you of the beginning of December parrution our collective work:
“ASTRODESSIN, Astronomical Observation & Sketching”
result of an outstanding team that ETALLE over 3 years work.

I suggest you to discover and (if you wish) to include on your website ASOD the link to the book site:
http://www.astrodessin.com/

Best wishes,

Serge

PS: sorry for my lack in English!

Lunar Horizon Landscape

Lunar Landscape
Lunar Landscape

The most wonderful,amazing observation experience in my whole life was this, one of my 8″ refractor observation of the lunar near-horizon landscape, ….this imagination scene.

In the 82 degree bino-eyepieces some 30-40 lines group of villages of parallel mountains or canyons was seen,

it was some resemble the villages Grand Canyon in the Arizona USA .

I was regettable could not leave some fine detailed sketchs because the sketching only one of the lines of mountains -canyons need one or two hours work and ofcourse the lunation every month disturbed adequate shadow angle plus an amater,s observing time is limited , did not show me again the unforgettable scene that night .

I hope I ,ll challenge again with my newly projected equartorial machine bigger brother of 8″ and will leave some sketchs the whole scene [landscape area 300 x 300 km ].

location; about symmetrical place of the J.Herschel crater for a criterion North Pole of moon

8″ refractor x340

white paper A4 , graphite pencils ,black ink

C/2013 R1 (Lovejoy) – November 16, 2013

C/2013 R1 (Lovejoy) - November 16, 2013
C/2013 R1 (Lovejoy) – November 16, 2013

Hello, here is a drawing of the comet Lovejoy, made with my Dobsonian Telescope 12. “Also visible in 8×40 binoculars, a telescope it offered a well detailed hair, including two jets very visible and 188x core composed of two very brilliant parts (?). beautiful visitor also revealed a double pretty tail, two jets obvious.

Détails :
Object : The comet C/2013 R1 Lovejoy
Location : France (Vendée-Atlantic)
Date : 16/11/2013
Support : Tracing paper, fading and pencils Hb

Good reception and thank you for your interest
Best regard, Yohan Archambaud ( Vendée, France)

Orion Nebula in Buenos Aires City

Messier 42
Messier 42

Object Name M42 Orion Nebula
Object Type Nebula
Location Lomas de Zamora – Buenos Aires- Argentina
Date 22/11/2013 23:15 hs
Media graphite pencil, white paper, cotton, digital tools: Gimp (for tweaks)

It is my draw about Orion Nebula. Where im living the sky is difficult to see some objects because it have light pollution and others 🙂
In my Draw you can see the Orion nebula (m42) with the sky that I have.
Equipment: Telescope Hokenn 130 x 900 eye Super Plossl 25 mm
Thats´s all, thanks!

The Vortex

Messier 51
Messier 51

May 5, 2013 I think I had a NELM alamost 6 mag (at my home in small Twon) .. marvelous night! Amazing clarity – good transparency and windless sky, … did an atmosphere very stable,

I’ve seen the spiral arms inside the hallo surrounded the white core of Wirlpool Galaxy.
The hallo was built of black and white swirls, they where quite visible .. definitely I’ve seen a bridge between the M51 and NGC 5195 and a few stars in the background!
I recommend You to observe this object in all apertures, it is always… beautiful!
Yours Robert

Object Name: M51
Object Type (Galaxy)
Location (Oborniki, suburbia, Poland)
Date (05-may-2013)
Equipment: Newtonian telescope 409/1800 (Capella 41), ES 14mm eyepiece
Object: – Artist: Robert Twarogal (Ignisdei)

The Eastern Veil

NGC 6992, 6995, IC 1340
NGC 6992, 6995, IC 1340

Hi

Here is one sketch from my Cirrus Observation/Drawing Project!!
NGC 6992/5
16″ 136-180x with OIII und UHC
Fst: 6m5; Adelegg 1100m; Germany
Sketch with Graphit Pencill and white Paper!
I have drawing the complete object in 4 individual drawings and then i put it together in one final drawing.

Heire the Link to the other Drawings:
The Cirrus Complex:
http://www.astromerk.de/logbuch/2013/187-der-cirrusnebelkomplex.html

Lg von Hajü

NGC 6992, 6995, IC 1340 - Original Negative Sketch
NGC 6992, 6995, IC 1340 – Original Negative Sketch

Messier 2

Messier 2
Messier 2

Hey I send my sketch of M2. This is one of my favourite objects of this type. M2 can be found in the constellation Aquarius. I have this zodiac sign 🙂 Sketch was made during today’s observations.The dark rural skies and a good telescope nicely break the cluster into individual stars.
I used a 2B pencil and black pen.
I greet:)

Object name: M2
Object type: globular cluster
Date: July 23, 2012
Location: Psary in Poland
Telescope: Newton 8 “aperture (200/1200)
Media: Black pen and pencil 2B