Category: Nebulae

Where is the Clown?

Where is the Clown?

NGC 2392, “The Clown” or “Eskimo” Nebula in Gemini
Sketch and Details by Per-Jonny Bremseth

Hey!

I send you, “Where is the clown?”.
Well, I understand that my scope perhaps is to small to see
a clown out there, so I found out that the real clown was looking
from the other end of the telescope tube!!
I used crayons (watercolours) on black paper only.
The atmospheric quality and seeng was moderate.
The observation was made outside Trondheim city, Norway.
More info on my drawing!

Best wishes from Per-Jonny Bremseth.

Sheer Beauty of the Western Veil

Sheer Beauty of the Western Veil

NGC 6960, The Western Veil
Sketch and Details by Milosz Guzowski

Hi,

I want to present my latest sketch – western part of Veil complex.

Object Name: (NGC 6960)

Object Type: Reflection nebulae

Location: Poland/ Białuty

Date: 27.07.2009

Equipment: Newton 254/1200, NPL 30mm

Medium: Graphite pencil+blending stump on white paper+GIMP processing

Milosz Guzowski

A Little Dumbbell or a Cork?

M76

M76, NGC 650 Planetary nebula
Sketch and Details by Przemysław Horoszkiewicz

Hello 😉

Sketch information:
Obiect name: Messier 76 (NGC 650).
Scope: Sky Watcher 10”.
Eyepieces: Super Plossl 10 mm.
Place: Poland, Zielona Góra (A few kilometers for city).
Seeing: 4/5.
Date: 14.07.2009r.
Technique:Pencil,graphics GIMP2.
Amateur astronomer: Przemysław Horoszkiewicz (Poland).

Blue Flash of the Dolphin

Blue Flash Nebula

NGC 6905, Planetary nebula in Delphinus
Sketch and Details by Michael Vlasov

blue flash sketch.jpg
Object Name: NGC 6905 – blue flash nebula
Object Type planetary nebula
Location Negev Desert, Israel
Date 29/8/2008

NGC 6905 is a tiny 12m planetary nebula in Delphinus, named a “Blue Flash Nebula” (probably due to it’s blueish color) and it lies 4700 light years from us.
The nebula resembles a little stellar coffee grain, hidden between the stars. It can be quite a challenge to find, unless moderate aperture and dark skies are avaliable. However, especially at high powers, the look is quite rewarding.
Observation and sketch details: The observation took place in Negev desert (Israel), at a local starparty. Sky conditions were excellent (~6.5m stars could be observed). The sketch was made using 8″ Orion equatorial Newtonian, at 250x power, Graphite pencil and a red light. Then the sketch was scanned and inverted in Photoshop.

Michael Vlasov

Three Lobes Glowing

M20

The Trifid Nebula, M20, in Sagittarius
Sketch by Janis Romer, text by Frank McCabe

This is a fine eyepiece sketch of the Trifid nebula (Messier 20) in Sagittarius. Northern hemisphere observers at dark sky sites consider it a real summer time delight. The glow sketched here is mostly an emission nebula but includes a reflection nebula component as well. Three lobes in the emission nebula portion were created by the light blocking debris remnants of exploded stars. The glow is mostly due to H II star formation regions of ionized gas and plasma heated by high energy radiation from hot young stars in the region.

The distance to this deep sky object is not well known. It is believed to be between 2,300 and 9,000 light years away. Estimates of the visual magnitude of this treasure fall between 6.8 and 9.0, making it visible with binocular or a small telescope. Charles Messier viewed and catalogued M 20 on June 5, 1764.

Location:
Sagittarius
R.A. 18h 2.6m
Dec. -23° 2′
Known also as NGC 6514
Scope used:
Criterion 8″ f/8 Newtonian reflector

Antares´s Neighborhood

Antares’s Neighborhood

Rho-Ophiuchi, Antares and M4
Sketch and Details by Leonor Ana Hernández

The view through the binocular was splendid, Antares highlighted with an intense orange and was surrounded by a diffuse cloud, visible with averted vision.

The field was rich, plenty of stars, I distinguished perfectly the cluster M4 as a round nebula of grey cotton. Rho Ophiuchi showed flirt in the upper zone with its three components forming the shape of Mickey Mouse… with a blue intense color. The nebula around Antares appeared to reach Rho Ophiuchi indirectly.

Site : Mazarambroz, Toledo (Spain)
Date : June 20, 2009
Time : 21.53 UT
Binoculars : Vixen 12×80
FOV: 4.2°
Sky brightness : 20.70 magnitudes per square arc second near zenith (SQM reading).
Orientation: N up, E left
Sketch made with graphyte pencil, difumino, on white paper. I scanned it and change to negative view. I added the color tone of the main stars.

Leonor Ana Hernández

Revealing the Veil

The Veil Nebula

The Veil Nebula (NGC 6960)
Sketch and Details by Dan Israël

Hello,

I made this sketch in a small hamlet in Aubrac, south of France, altitude 1100m, with average transparency and no moon. I used a 80mm refractor at 30x magnification
and an OIII filter. The sketch was made on the spot with graphite pencil on white Canson paper. Some minor improvements were made later in the daylight (shading, shape of stars).

Object Name NGC 6960 (Veil Nebula)
Object Type supernova remnant
Location Aubrac, France
Date August 2007

The Veil Nebula processed

Computer processed Veil Nebula (NGC 6960)
Computer Sketch by Dan Israël

PS: this version with software processing is a little bit more realistic (but less authentic).

regards,

Dan

A Bipolar Planetary Nebula

NGC 3699

NGC 3699, A Bipolar Planetary Nebula
Sketch by Eiji Kato, text by Frank McCabe

Sky catalogue 2000.0 incorrectly lists this planetary nebula as an emission nebula. It is located in eastern Centaurus and glows visually at about 11th magnitude. Like M-76 in the northern sky this southern sky planetary is also a bipolar planetary. The central star was very massive and is now extremely hot. A central dark rift divides this planetary as can be seen in the sketch. An interesting description of this planetary can be found here.
This object was discovered by John Herschel April 1, 1834.

Coordinates: R.A. 11hrs 27min 58sec
Dec. -59° 57′ 28″

Drawings made using a home-built 47cm f/4 Dobsonian reflector.