Nebulae – Page 35 – Astronomy Sketch of the Day

Dumbbell Minor

M76, The Little Dumbell in Perseus
Sketch and Details by Michael Vlasov

M-76 (The Little Dumbbell) planetary nebula in Perseus.

At over 10th magnitude – it is one of the least prominent Messier objects. M-76 has two NGC designations: 650 and 651. The nubula resembles “Dumbbell Nebula” (M27), but much dimmer and more elongated. It’s southern half is slightly brighter. M76’s central star has a magnitude of over 17, and can not be observed visually. Use of UHC filter didn’t reveal any spectacular features on the nebula.

Observation and sketch details: Negev desert (Israel). Transparency was mediocre, compared to typical conditions (around 6.1m). The sketch was made using 8″ Orion equatorial Newtonian, at 125x power, graphite pencil and a red light.

Object Name: M-76 , The Little Dumbbell
Object Type planetary nebula
Location Negev Desert, Israel
Date 17/10/2009

Gleam of the Hunter’s Sword

M42 and M43, The Great Nebula of Orion
Sketch and Details by Gábor Sánta

The Great Orion Nebula (M 42-43) is the best winter object seen with
the naked eye. This drawing made at four evenings (30 Jan, 2 Feb, 16
March and 17 Oct 2007), with two instruments (114/500 refl., 20×90
binoculars). Three of the four nights there was no evidence of
colours, but the last time, at the morning of 17 Oct 2007, was great
transparency. Me and some friends stargazing at the observing terrace
of Szeged Observatory. I turned the 20×90 bino into M42 and gasped my
breath. The filamentary surface of the nebula was really colourful –
pale greens and greys at the W edge, intense light reddish-brown core
and rim at NE-E. Everybody could see this phenomena. So my final
sketch became colourful, too.After I saw the Great Nebula several times,
and sometimes sensed these niceties in the best skies.

Telescope: 20×90 binoculars
Location: Szeged, Hungary
Time: 30 Jan, 2 Feb, 16 March, 17 Oct 2007
Technique: black paper, colored pastels
Category: Diffuse nebula

Best regards, light
Gábor Sánta
Szeged, Hungary
Columnist of Deep Sky head of amateur astronomical magazine called
“Meteor”
Hungarian Astronomical Association (HAA)

Hostile Serenity

NGC 3199
HII Region-Wolf-Rayet Shell
Carina
30/04/03
Ilford NSW Australia
41cm f4.7 Dobsonian Telescope
Field 40′
Magnification: 100x with Oxygen III filter

Black Canford paper
White pen
White pencil
White pastel chalk
Blending stump

Only some 4deg from the Keyhole Nebula lies this lovely diffuse nebula
surrounded by numerous pretty stars, one of which is a Wolf-Rayet and
the powerhouse generating this ghostly object.
Looks so serene, but I would not like to get to close to this region, as
I imagine it would be pretty hostile.

Scott Mellish

Dragon’s Eye

NGC 6543 Planetary nebula in Draco
Sketch and Details by Per-Jonny Bremseth

Please double click on image to see larger version

Hey !

I send you N.G.C. 6543 “small and nice”.
The planetary is small, light and with some structures in high
power of my scope. The colour is yellow and its called “The cats
eye”. The central star is clearly seen in moments of steady air
and good seeng. An inner ring was seen round the star with a
darker area inside!
I used crayons (watercolours) on black paper only.
Location: outside Trondheim city, Norway.
More info on my sketch.
Have a clear sky: Per-Jonny Bremseth.

A Rose By Any Other Name

NGC 2244, The Rosette Nebula
Sketch and Details by Scott Mellish

Rosette Nebula/NGC 2244
Emission Nebula and Open Star Cluster
Ilford NSW Australia
09/02/97
Black Canford paper
White pen
White pencil
White pastel chalk
Blending stump
Black Pastel chalk

41cm f4.7 Dobsonian telescope
86x Magnification with Oxygen III Filter

This is one of my older sketches done at the eyepiece in 1997.
I spent over 70mins at the telescope trying to glean as much detail as
possible from this extensive object.
I remember being pleased with the end result, and rate it as one of my
better efforts, though scans never seem to do justice to the original
drawing.

I am not one for including to much detail as to “seeing” conditions etc,
as if one does an accurate sketch then it is all there to be seen.

Scott Mellish

Star Ghost in Puppis

NGC 2440 a planetary nebula in Puppis
Sketch and Details by Bertrand Laville

Hello,

Here is my contribution, concerning NGC 2440.
If you are interested, you can have much more details on my website www.deepsky-drawings.com

x102 Nagler 31mm
The planetary nebula is obvious, hazy, elongated, with a very bright and concentrated central region. Its colour is light blue, not very vivid.
x890 Nagler 3.5mm without filter
890x is the best power, since seeing is very good. PN is relatively tiny; its structure can be precisely detailed.

Regards

Bertrand Laville

Eagle’s Eye

NGC 6804 a Planetary Nebula in Aquila
Sketch and Details by Ferenc Lovró

A faint little planetary discovered by William Herschel. It has a diameter of 1′, even at 71x it does not look like a star, but rather like a large, fuzzy little spot. By increasing the magnification, you may notice a slight elongation in the WSW – ENE direction. By some more careful examination, a slightly brighter central region is visible to the ENE, with a faint star on its edge, which I thought to be the central star. However, as I went on with the sketching, I started to notice an even fainter star in the middle of the brighter core area, first only with averted vision, later on with direct vision too, which I believe is the real central star of this planetary.

Right Ascension: 19h 32m Declination: 9° 15′ Constellation: Aquila Date/time: 2009.08.18 21:00 UT Equipment: 12″ f/5 Newtonian FoV: 14′ Magnification and filter(s): 250x Seeing: 4/10 Transparency: 5/5 Location: Nádasdladány, Hungary Observer: Ferenc Lovró

Massive Star Blows a Bubble

NGC 7635, The Bubble Nebula
Sketch and Details by Dale Holt

Object name: NGC 7635
Popular name: Bubble Nebula
Object type: Bright nebula
Magnitude: 11.0
Size: 15.0’x8.0′
Seeing: Ant 3
Transparency: Moderate

Dale Holt
Chippingdale observatory
Chipping
Hertfordshire
England

Kind regards

Dale Holt
Resource Co-ordinator,
LAS Operations and Infrastructure
Ware

From Star to Ring

M 57 (NGC 6720), The Ring Nebula in Lyra
Sketch and Details by Constantin Psenitchi

Hi!

M 57 (NGC 6720) is one of the most remarkable planetary nebula. M 57 is called the “Ring Nebula” because of its donut shaped appearance. The sketch was made with a graphite pencil on white paper. After this, the sketch was scanned, inverted, and edited with Photoshop CS4.

– Object : M 57(NGC 6720) – Ring Nebula.

– Object type: planetary nebulae.

– Object location: Constellation Lyra.
– Date and Time: 09-16-2009, 00h 11m ( GMT + 3:00).

– Location: near Suceava, Romania.
– Scope: Newtonian f/9.3 , SC 6″ (150mm). Eyepiece: 25mm +2xBarlow.

– Mediums: Graphite pencil on white paper + Photoshop processing.
– Transparency: Clear sky. Low light pollution.

Best regards,

Constantin Psenitchi.

Blinking Swan

NGC 6826, “The Blinking Planetary”
Sketch and Details by Tomás Ruiz Lara

Object Name: NGC 6826
Object Type Planetary Nebula
Location Úbeda, Jaén, Spain.
Date 27 – August – 2009

Easy to locate, the reference was the double star 16 Cyg, this nebula is brilliant, pretty and compact. The nucleus is very powerful. An UHC filter enhances the nebula. I perceived the central star. This Sketch was done with a common pencil and with cotton to sketch the nebula and the stars was created with the program Gimp 2.6.7
Equipment used, 260 mm newtonian reflector f/6 with a 21 mm eyepiece and a 2x Barlow (Barlow 2x Vixen Deluxe) (149x).
Seeing: 4/5
Phase of the Moon: Crescent but not visible.