Category: Galaxy

Messier 33

Messier 33
Messier 33

I used my 130 mm newtonian to sketch the well known M33, a bright member of the Local Group. I observed the galaxy for at least two hours and after that I started to draw. Due to incoming clouds I had to stop, but six days later I had the oppertunity to finish my sketch.
The transparancy was quite well, so the limiting magnitude became 6.5.

Object name: M33
Object type: Spiral galaxy
Location: Uddel, the Netherlands
Date: 13/17 October 2012
Equipment: 130 mm f/5 newtonian on EQ2 with a Baader Hyperion 8 mm.
Media: white paper, 6B, 4B, 2B pencils and a rubber.

Thanks for watching.

Best regards and clear skies!

NGC 4565

NGC 4565
NGC 4565

NGC 4565 – Galaxy of the Needle – spiral galaxy, seen in profile. Made Bonilla-Cuenca (Spain), on May 19, 2012.
Hello, for me this object is most beautiful galaxies in the sky. Their symmetry and uniform brightness I like.
Sketch done with pencil and processed with Gimp II.
Greetings to all and congratulations on the website.
Pedro Villamiel. Alcorcón-Madrid 13/10/2012

A Spiral’s Inner Dust Lane

Messier 31
Messier 31

Object: M31 Andromeda Galaxy
Object type: spiral galaxy
Location: La Verne, CA
Date: 9-16-12
Media: white computer paper, No.2 pencil, pen

Description:
Naked eye 1x- Just seen as a faint elongated smudge. Core is obvious
41x- Very bright, extremely large and has 3 levels of brightness. M110 is easily seen at 7:00, as well as stellar M32 at 2:00. Mottling is everywhere, and the inner dust lane can be glimpsed. Increasing the power will reveal a round structure near the core.

by Justin Balderrama
theyoungastronomer.wordpress.com

The Little Sombrero

NGC 7814
NGC 7814

NGC 7814 popularly and aptly know as the “little Sombrero” is a truly handsome classical edge on galaxy, resplendent with well defined dust lane and flying saucer outline. Getting such a large, and it was large completely spanning the filled of view and therefore completely spanning the monitor screen down on paper accurately is time consuming and I rarely render such splendour to my satisfaction, this instance proved to be no exception.

Best wishes, Dale

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NGC 4889 and Vicinity

NGC 4889
NGC 4889

Object Name NGC 4889 (=Caldwell 35) and vicinity
Object Type Galaxy (brightest in galaxy cluster)
Location Scheidegg, Bavaria, Germany
Date March 26th, 2012
Media Graphite pencil on white paper using blending stump, digitally inverted

NGC 4889 is the brightest galaxy in the Coma cluster. The view one gets in a larger telescope (I used an 18″ f/5 Dobsonian) is stunning. At least a dozen galaxies could be seen definitely, several more were assumed. The field almost showed as many galaxies as stars. NGC 4889 itself is pretty bright with a significantly brighter nucleus, slightly elongated in WNW-ESE. Sky conditions were good but not perfect, I logged a faintest star of fst 6m4 in Virgo. The magnification of the sketch is 94x. Beside the observation the identification of all seen galaxies was quite demanding. Hopefully, they are all correct.

Best regards,
Christian Weis

Andromeda Galaxy

Messier 31
Messier 31

Hello, send my first drawing. Sorry for my English. Excellent website. Thanks a greeting

object name: andromeda galaxy messier 31
type: galaxy
telescope: achromatic refractor 80mm eyepiece bst explore ed 25mm 60°
location: bonilla cuenca spain
date: 15 august 2012
material used: graphite pencil,digital tools gimp
neml 5,9 chart 18 and

M81 – A Photographic Sketching Lesson

Messier 81 - Practice Sketch
Messier 81 - Practice Sketch

Object Name: M81
Object Type: Spiral galaxy located 12 million light years away in the constellation Ursa Major
Location: Home, based on a photograph of the galaxy
Date: September 4, 2012
Media: Graphite pencil on white paper

This is my first submission; I took my first astronomical sketching lesson one week earlier so I’m a beginner, but have a strong interest in keep developing the necessary skills. I’m also about to undertake my first introductory astronomy course this week.

Greetings from Costa Rica.

Mauricio Gamboa

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