NGC 2392 Eskimo nebula PN Gem
16″
1040x
Witout/ OIII
Adelegg 1078m
fst 6m5+
Seeing 1-2
CS from Germany
Hajü Merk
www.astromerk.de
The Eskimo Nebula
Category: Nebulae
Hubble’s Variable Nebula
Hey ASOD!
I send this time a most interesting nebula for amateur-astronomers,
the light- variable Hubbles nebula! Info on my sketch.
The observation was made from Trondheim, Norway.
I used color-crayons on black paper.
Have a good time and dark sky from Per-Jonny Bremseth.
N.B. : In Norway it is summer, and the sky is light, so nothing to see of stars!
The Sword of Azzinoth
Objeto: M42 – M43
Observador: Hernan “Moska” Garcia
Telescopio: United Optics 80 ED Fiber Carbon
Ocular: BST Explorer Dual ED 18mm
Hora y Fecha: 22:00 hrs – 28 de Marzo de 2014
Lugar: Doyle, Buenos Aires, Argentina
—
Hernan “Moska” Garcia
Administrador de Espacio Profundo – Foro Argentino de Astronomia
Light vs dark – The Jewel Box and The Coal Sack
Hello all,
A couple of weekends ago saw Ice In Space Astro Camp ’14 happen at Lostock in rural NSW, Australia. I arrived late on the Friday, and when I finally settled at the camp it was dark and I just didn’t feel like setting up a big scope. The sky was clear, the full brilliance of the Milky Way was arcing overhead, so it was a great chance for some wide field sketching with my little 4″ achro.
Some time ago I had made a mental note of a potential sketching target as being the area around the lovely cluster The Jewel Box in the Southern Cross. The great thing about this scope and eyepiece combination is the true field of view encompasses the Jewel Box, Mimosa or Beta Cruxius, and the western edge of the dark nebula The Coal Sack, all set off against the mottled background Milky Way. Gorgeous stuff!
The Coal Sack is also surprisingly detailed. Streamers of darker lines, patches of brighter, and ghostly arcs. These details made for a great challenge as they are, well, black… Another fainter open cluster can also be seen just to the upper right of the Jewel Box. The Southern Cross contains dozens of open clusters within its boarder.
This sketch is very close to showing the full 5deg True Field of View I had.
Object: Jewel Box and the Coal Sack.
Scope: 4″ f/5 achromatic refractor
Gear: 30mm 82deg Explore Scientific, 17X, 5deg TFOV.
Location: Lostock, NSW, Oz
Date: 25th April, 2014
Media: White soft pastel, charcoal and white ink on A4 size black paper.
Duration: approx. 2hrs
The Orion Nebula
Hi Friends,
Following with my drawings from a light-polluted place, this time I show you my own Orion Nebula (M42) version, from the center of Madrid. As you could see, the nebula becomes faintest than in a dark sky but you can still perceive the trapezium.
Siguiendo con mis dibujos en lugares contaminados lumínicamente, esta vez os envío mi versión de la nebulosa de Orion (M42) desde el centro de Madrid. Como veis se vuelve más difusa que un cielo oscuro, pero aun así es fácilmente distinguible el trapecio.
Object Name: M42 – NGC 1976
Object Type: Nebula
Constellation: Orion; R.A.: 05h 35m; Dec: −05° 23′
Location Madrid (City Center), Spain.
Date March 5th 2014 21:50 h.(CET)
Temperature: 9 ºC Seeing: 4/5
Telescope: Celestron nexstar 5′ S/C.
Eyepiece: 25 mm celestron + barlow 2x.
Magnification: 100x
Filter: Astronomik UHC-E.
Media: Graphite pencil on white paper.
Scanned and then inverted and processed image with GIMP
Clear skies!!
NGC 6842
NGC 6842 PN Vulv
16 ” 180-200x Mit OIII/UHC fst 6m3
Kreuzleshöhe 1100m, Germany
An urban Ghost of Jupiter (NGC 3242)
•Object Name: Ghost of Jupiter (NGC 3242).
•Object Type: Planetary Nebula.
•Location: San Miguel, Buenos Aires Argentina.
•Conditions: NELM 4.5. Good transparency, bad seeing.
•Date: 23/03/2014 11:00pm.
•Media: HB, 2B, blend stump and PS for color. Averted vision.
•Telescope: Meade LB 12″ on equatorial tracking platform.
•Eyepiece: SW TMB II 6mm and sometimes TV UHC filter.
Hi ASOD! This time I bring you all the Ghost of Jupiter from my backyard. It was a good night except for the poor seeing conditions. Some of the stars are down to mag 13-14 and the nebula, with averted vision, was excellent showing internal details at x254. Days later, at a star party, I could appreciate the full glory of nebula, the central star was like a pin and incredible details were easily seen at x254-x400 (no sketch, sorry!). Hope you like it!
Best regards, Leo.
Thor’s Helmet
• Object Name: NGC 2359 The Helmet Thor`s
• Object Type: Bright
• Location: Pueblonuevo de Bullaque España
• Date: January 25 2014
• Media: Graphite Pencil HB 2, torchon 1 and white paper
• inverted colors with GIMP 2.8
Observation notes:
80x TFOV 1º New 10” dob telescope.
Object Elevation +35 º. Nelm 6,3. 6º C. Moisture 82 º/º.
Pedro Villamiel.
Greetings to all visitors of this page. Pedro Villamiel Alcorcón, Madrid February 1 2014
The Smoke Ring
Hey ASOD!
This time I send you my observation of the wellknown planetary M. 57 in Lyra.
The centralstar was not seen in my telescope, but the ring is allways beautiful to see!
The west and the eastern “ends” of the ring was more diffuse, and the northern
part of the ring brighter and sharper. Info on my sketch.
The sketch was made with watercolor crayons on black paper.
Location: Trondheim, Norway.
Best wishes from Per-Jonny Bremseth.
The Eskimo Nebula
The Eskimo nebula is a fine object for each size of optical instrument. For this observation I’ve used an 11” SCT and have noticed the fine detailed structures within this planetary nebula for the first time – using averted vision, high magnification of 600x and an excellent UHC filter.
Details:
• Eskimo Nebula (NGC 2392 / Caldwell 39) in Gemini
• Object Type: planetary nebula
• Location: Mechelen – Belgium (NELM 5.5)
• Date: 21st February 2014 – 21h37 UT
• Optics: Celestron CGEM C11 – ES82 4.7mm (600x) – Astronomik UHC filter
• Seeing: moderate, transparency good.
• Media: graphite pencil on white, scanned and inverted (GIMP2)
Observing notes:
Central star is easily direct visible within a round glow. Using averted vision a near-circular ring is clearly visible with some hints of variable brightness. The outer halo becomes gradually fainter and mottled using averted vision, containing some arc-like structures. Impressive view!