Category: Nebulae

Success with the Crescent

NGC 6888
NGC 6888

Object: NGC 6888 “The Crescent Nebula”
Object Type: Diffuse Nebula
Location: Orleans, Ont., Canada
Date: September 10 and 11
Media: graphite on white bond paper

I like hunting for challenging deep sky objects. Unfortunately, my backyard observing site is very light polluted so faint objects with low surface brightness are difficult at best. My log book is full of notes “failed to see Crescent Nebula”. But on the night of September 10, I did manage it to see it using my 12″ Skywatcher dob with a 17mm Hyperion (88x) and an OIII filter. The northern part was quite clear using averted vision but the southern part was more difficult. When I viewed this object again the following night (Sept 11) using higher magnification (115x) I was able to complete the crescent. A few nights later I was at a RASC star party in Cumberland, Ont., with much darker skies and I was able to confirm my observation.

Keep look up,
Gordon

Trifid from Roque de los Muchachos

Messier 20
Messier 20

Object Name: M20, Trifid Nebula
Object Type: Galactic Nebula (emission, reflection and dark components)
Obeservation Location: Roque de Los Muchachos, La Palma
Date: 2. June 2011
Media: Chalk pencil on black paper
Observer: Christian Rausch
Telescope: 12inch/F5 Dobson (Hofheim Instruments)

Conditions:
– SQML = 21,7 mag/arcsec*2, seeing good, Temp. +14C, dry
– V=114x (Nagler 13mm)

The Roque de los Muchachos, La Palma, is one of the best places to observe the night sky and main base of the European Northern Observatory.

It took me quite some time to get the sketch, I’ve never seen so much detail within this object before. The sky at the app. 2400m high volcano is amazing, in a few weeks I’ll return there with 2 friends.

This time we’ll also have a 20 inch telescope….

Best Regards
Christian

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Rosette Nebula

Rosette Nebula
Rosette Nebula

hi asod,I send this last observation of the Rosette Nebula.the sky that day was not very transparent,but after an hour of observation I could see many details and translate to paper.
the details are subtle and contrasted with this great filter.greetings and thanks

Object Name: ngc 2239/2244/2238 rosette nebula
Object Type: open cluster and bright nebula
Location: bonilla cuenca / spain
Date: 5 january 2013 hour 22:00 < 23:00 temp. -1 ° C humidity 72% nelm 5,4 bortle scale 3/9 Media: graphite pencil and gimp tools optical equipment: meade lightbridge 10'' & explore scientific 30mm 82° 42x increases 1,9° field 6mm exit pupil omega optics npb filter

The Trapezium in M42

M42 Trapezium
M42 Trapezium

My main observing objects are moon & planets, and I do not invest much time in observing DSO.

But whenever winter season comes, I used to aim my telescopes at the Great orion nebula .

This December, I have observed it 3 times ( 3 day ) with a 16 inch Meade starfinder Dobson , and unfortunately all 3 nights were in bad seeing, the 4 stars in the Trapezium were looked like fat cottons.

Even this seeing condition with a little-bit light polluted site , environs nebula structures were seen quite well .

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16 inches dob reflector x 90

date; 3 weekends in DEC. 2012

location; at backyard home in South korea

media; graphite pencils , a white A4 printer paper

inverted image

The Eastern Veil

NGC 6992/6995
NGC 6992/6995

Hey Artists!

I send you the eastern veil in Cygnus seen in my 10 x 50 binocular! (SN – remnant). It was a bit hard to see against the starry sky, but after a time in the dark, I could see it better! Info on my sketch. I used pen and pencil on white paper (inverted).
Location : Trondheim, Norway.

Best wishes from: Per-Jonny Bremseth.

M42 Under a Great Winter Sky

Messier 42/43
Messier 42/43

Object Name: M42
Object Type: Emission Nebula
Location: Mt Nerone, Italy
Date: 05/01/12
Media: pencil on white paper

I took advantage of a surprisingly warm January night to sketch again M42 under a great winter sky. Never seen so many details before in this object, many subtle details couldn’t be represented in this sketch. The interesting thing is that the nebula formed a closed ring with a very faint arch of light reflected by the gas.

Aldo

Messier 27

Messier 27
Messier 27

Hi, I send my sketch of Messier 27. This is nebula planetary.on Sunday, September 16 I had an exceptionally good observing conditions. For 8 “telescope, you could see clearly the object like a dumbbell to exercise. Addition, animal noises from the nearby meadows are doing an amazing experience during the observation.

Object name: Messier 27

Daniel Stasiak

Psary in POLAND

16th august 2012

Power: 56x

Instrument: Telescope Newton 200/1200 Dobson

Media: Pencil 2B and white paper, GIMP

NGC 246

NGC 246
NGC 246

• Object Name: NGC 246 Nebula Crystal Ball
• Object Type: Planetary Nebula
• Location: Bonilla Spain
• Date: 12/08/2012
• Media: Graphite Pencil HB 2, torchon 1 and 130g drawing sheet

Observation notes:
New 10” dob telescope. UHC Filter. Male 6.1 Object Elevation +27 º
Location: Medium difficulty. It takes about 5 minutes with 40x distinguish. It appears as a faint gray smudge.
Brightness: Brightness weak with the contour more dense and its inner surface with less dense areas.
Size: Small, but notable for being a planetary nebula.
Shape: Round, somewhat flattened.
Field: About 50 stars accompany this nebula campo.Visualmente 1 contains several starlets that give a cheerful.
Best picture: With 80x distinguish brightness irregularities on its surface and a small “bite” in the outline.

Greetings to all visitors of this page. PVG. Alcorcon, Madrid 22/12/2012

Soaring through Orion

Messier 42 and 43
Messier 42 and 43

Object Name – M42
Object Type – Diffuse Nebula
Location – Arouca
Date – 13th Decembre 2012
Media – graphite pencil and white paper

Hello,

This is the object that I like most to see. It’s beautiful, bright and easy to locate. To made this sketch, I used my Orion XT12 and an Hyperion 24mm eyepiece. No filter used.
That wasn’t the best night to observe and I live in the middle of a small town (lots of light pollution).
Hope you enjoy!
Best regards

Waldju