Category: planetary

Blue Planetary

NGC 3918
NGC 3918

Hi ASOD. I’m from Lincoln, Argentina.

Blue Planetary is a Planetary Nebula in the constellation “Centauro”.

Object Name: NGC 3918/ Blue Planetary

Object Type: Planetary Nebula

Location: Lincoln, Argentina

Date: 12/04/2015 at 8:30 p.m.

Media: Pencils 6H, 4H, 2H, HB, B, 4B and 6B, white paper, red lantern and “Difumino”. Inverted with Photoshop.

Telescope: Meade Dobson 8″

Eyepiece: Ultra Wide Angle 6mm

Weather: Clear with some clouds

Seeing: Regular

I hope you enjoy the sketch. Regards & Good Luck!

NGC 2392, The Eskimo Nebula

NGC 2392 - Eskimo Nebula
NGC 2392 – Eskimo Nebula

Object Name: NGC 2392, The Eskimo Nebula
Object Type: Planetary Nebula
Location: Grandpré, France
Date: November 22, 2014
Media: Digital drawing, using krita (https://krita.org)

More information on
http://deepskywim.blogspot.be/2015/01/drawing-of-eskimo-nebula.html

It was a very humid night. Observation made with my 18” Obsession.

Cheers,

Wim

Messier 27

Messier 27, "The Dumbbell Nebula", a planetary nebula in the constellation Vulpecula
Messier 27, “The Dumbbell Nebula”, a planetary nebula in the constellation Vulpecula
Messier 27 - original graphite sketch
Messier 27 – original graphite sketch

Object Name: M 27 dumbbell nebula
Object Type: Nebulosa Planetaria
Location : Monte Nieddu, Padru, Sardegna
Date : 17/10/2014
Media :graphite pencil, White paper , processed with gimp
observed with dobson SW 10″ goto at 96X with UHC filter.
SQM: 21.2

The Crystal Ball Nebula in Taurus

NGC 1514, "The Crystal Ball Nebula", a planetary nebula in the constellation Taurus
NGC 1514, “The Crystal Ball Nebula”, a planetary nebula in the constellation Taurus

NGC1514 – Crystal Ball Mark Nebula

Object Type: Planetary Nebula

Location: Tarragona – Spain

NGC1514 is a very peculiar planetary nebula. We can see the central star, which is actually a double, shining at magnitude 9.4, while the nebula is somewhat difficult to observe. The UHC filter is helpful. Normally when we observe planetary nebulae, nebula appear much better than the central star… when the central star is seen.

For more details of my observation you can visit my blog:

http://www.laorilladelcosmos.blogspot.com.es/2014/10/ngc1514-nebulosa-planetaria-en-taurus.html

Date and Time: 2014-09-27, 00h 13m UT

Telescope: APO ED80 refractor

Eyepiece: Hyperion 8mm (70x)

White paper, HB2 graphite pencil, and scanned and inverted with Photoshop

Seeing: 4/5 (5 the best)

Transparency: Clear. Some clouds on the horizon. Rural Skies.

Location Constellation: Taurus

Position: R.A. 04h 09,6m

Dec. +30° 46,5′

Best regards.

Oscar

M57 Ring Nebula

M57, "The Ring Nebula" located in the constellation Lyra
M57, “The Ring Nebula” located in the constellation Lyra

Date: 20/06/2014
Object name: Ring Nebula, M57
Object type: planetary nebula
Location: Ferrara, Italy
Media: HB pencil, photoshop
Description: I watched M57 using my Dobson 254 mm and 48x magnification with UHC filter. It was gleaming and brand. The sky wasn’t excellent because the lights of the city bleached it but anyway I like this object so much.
Hope you like it!
Silvia

The Cat’s Eye Nebulae

NGC 6543, "The Cat's Eye Nebula", a planetary nebula in the constellation Draco
NGC 6543, “The Cat’s Eye Nebula”, a planetary nebula in the constellation Draco

• Object Name (NGC 6543)
• Object Type (Planetary nebulae)
• Location (OAB – Bauduen – Verdon – France)
• Date (October 16th 2014)
• Media (graphite pencil, watercolour, white paper, inverted via Paint.net)

To obtain this sketch I use the following optical combinations via the 24” f/d 3.3 on equ. mount of the OAB (Observatoire Astronomique de Bauduen)
An OIII filter to obtain better contrasts. Under a magnification of 240X and the OIII filter the nebulae center darkening is clearly visible.
With the same magnification but without the filter we can easily see the central star with direct vision; anyway we are a little dazzled by the close light of the nebula.
With a magnification of 120X we can observe the structure of one or two of the outer rings.
A 550x magnification allowed me to discern one of the two jets that extend the basic ellipse.

http://astro.aquarellia.com/

Michel Deconinck

M27 – The Dumbbell Nebula

M27, "The Dumbbell Nebula", a planetary nebula located in the constellation Vulpecula
M27, “The Dumbbell Nebula”, a planetary nebula located in the constellation Vulpecula

Object name: M27, The Dumbbell Nebula
Object type: Planetary Nebula
Instrument: 6″ Newtonian reflector, 6 mm eyepiece, UHC filter
Location: Gladbeck, Ruhr area, Germany
Date: July 19, 2014
conditions: 23 °C / 73 °F, clear and calm, fst = 5,2 mag
Media: graphite pencil (4B) on white paper, graphite powder and cotton swab, inverted and edited with GIMP 2.8
Clear skies,
Michael
www.sternsucher.com