Messier 106
Sketch and Details by Oana Sandu
Hello!
These are the details of my sketch
Object: Name Messier 106
Object Type: Spiral Galaxy in Cannes Venatici
Location: Vladeasa, Romania
Date: 18.08.2009
It was done with a 200mm Dobson, using a 24mm eyepiece.
Thank you!
Oana
Messier 66
Sketch and Details by Dale Holt
Hover cursor over image to view the original negative sketch.
On the evening of Monday 15th I had meant to go after more elusive prey but as my telescope GOTO isn’t very accurate and I therefore I need to star hop from the park position to my quarry I couldn’t help but stop off at M66 (as I was passing that way 🙂 to see how it looked with the 20″ & Watec 120N camera.
The view was stunning so there I stopped & sketched, the sky deteriorated quickly dropping to around mag 2 by the time I had completed my sketch. I took a look at nearby NGC2628, impressive & huge it stretched the full width of my b&w monitor plus a little more and resembled an old ‘British Rail’ sandwich with the upper slice curling up and exposing the filling at each end 🙂 no sketch I knew the poor sky outside was hiding much detail so I will need to return on a clearer evening.
Warm regards, Dale
Telescope: 505mm F3.7 Newtonian
Watec 120N video camera + 0.5x focal reducer giving real time image on 14″ b&w TV monitor.
Sketch made with graphite pencil & charcoal onto white paper, blending stumps used. Drawing scanned & Inverted
Location Chippingdale Observatory, NE Hertfordshire, UK
Observer Dale Holt
NGC 1313
Sketch and Details by Scott Mellish
NGC 1313
Star Burst Galaxy
Reticulum
12/12/09
Ilford NSW Australia
56cm f5 Dobsonian
Field: 17′
Magnification: 354x
Sky Quality Meter reading 21:67
Black Canford paper
White pen
White pastel
Soft white pencil
White oil pencil
Blending stump
I was not all that impressed with the quality of the observing conditions while I was sketching this impressive galaxy.
Waves of unsteady air were crossing the eyepiece field at intervals.
Still when there is a clear sky to be had then beggars cannot be choosers.
NGC 1313 is big and bright enough to hold its own in such conditions.
A noted Star Burst galaxy as is quite evident from its ramshackle appearance.
In a large dob this galaxy is a very rewarding sight.
Scott Mellish
NGC 4725 – Barred Spiral Galaxy in Coma Berenices
Sketch and Details by János Gábor Kernya
Date: 2008. 04. 27/28.
UT.: 20h56m – 21h52m
Equipment: 305/1525 Dobsonian reflector
Mag.: 122x
FOV: 25’
S = 7 / 10
T = 4-5 / 5
The Deer Lick Group
Sketch and Details by Miłosz Guzowski
Hi,
today I want to present my sketch of Deer Lick – galaxy grup from Pegasus.
Object name: NGC 7331 (Deer Lick group)
Object type: Galaxy cluster
Location: Białuty (Poland)
Date: 18/19.08.2009
Scope: 10″ newtonian + ploosl 10mm (mag. 120x)
Medium : Graphite/blending stump on white paper + GIMP processing
AGCS 1014
Sketch and Details by Scott Mellish
AGCS 1014
Galaxy cluster
Octans
13/12/09
Ilford NSW Australia
56cm f5.0 Dobsonian telescope
Field: 15′
Magnification: 314x
Sky Quality Meter reading 21:72
White pen
White oil pencil
Soft white pencil
The far southern circumpolar constellation of Octans is not often considered rich in deep sky objects, at least not bright and pretty ones.
For the more adventurous observer there is a wealth of faint and fascinating galaxies scattered throughout the area to keep one engrossed for hours.
One such object is the remote Abell galaxy cluster AGCS 1014.
R.A: 22 23 47.9 DEC: -80 11 52.
This object is the most interesting of several extremely faint galaxy clusters that inhabit the region, and certainly the brightest one that is nearest the south celestial pole.
What is most rewarding with such little known objects is the fact that the observer may very well be one of only a handful of people on the planet to have seen it in a telescope.
Scott Mellish.
NGC 253
Sketch and Details by Gábor Sánta
Object: NGC 253
Date/Time: 25 Sep 2009
Location: Szeged, Hungary
Intsr.: 8″ f/5 Newtonian
Mag.: 67x
FOV: 52′
This drawing was made by an 8″ f/5 Newtonian from a dark place next to
Szeged, Hungary. It was a very vlear early-autumn night, but cold wind
blown. After sketching some Messiers I targeted the huge and bright
giant NGC 253 in Sculptor. This is one of my favourite galaxies, so I
wanted to see it after a year-round missing. It was relatively low
above the horizon, but the sky vas really clear – and the galaxy was
very stunning. I picked up my drawing set and started to sketch.
Studied it with different magnifications and combined my impressions.
Lot of details was seemed: a bright nucleus, a short central bar,
parts of the spiral arms, and knots. I think it was one of my best
evenings.
Clear skies
Gábor Sánta
Szeged, Hungary
Columnist of ‘Deep-Sky Objects’ head in journal of the Hungarian
Astronomical Association called ‘Meteor’
Categories: white paper, graphite pencil, inverted, digital, galaxy, star burst
NGC 6946
Sketch and Details by Miłosz Guzowski
Object Name: NGC 6946
Object Type: Galaxy
Location: Białuty (Poland)
Date: 20/21.08.2009
Scope: 10″ newtonian + ploosl 10mm (mag. 120x)
Medium: Graphite/blending stump on white paper + GIMP processing
Milky Way and Andromeda Galaxy
Sketch and Details by Patrick Van Beeck
The milky way and the stunning great galaxy of andromeda
38000 feet over north western Italy
Feb 7th, 2010
This sketch was made at an altitude of 38000 feet over the north western Italian coastline enroute to Paris in an Airbus 319 cruising at 455 kts groundspeed.
The views from the cockpit at night can be truly amazing, the reason being that 70% of the atmospheres mass is below us! Giving a crystal clear view of the sky almost right down to the horizon. What stuns me every winter, is the size of the blob of the andromeda galaxy almost as big as the moon!
This sketch was made digitally with photoshop
Enjoy this nightly cruise with me as the atmosphere rushes by…
Patrick Van Beeck
ESO 350-40
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Sketch and Details by Scott Mellish
ESO 350-40
The “Cartwheel Galaxy”
Ring Galaxy
Ilford NSW Australia
13/12/09
56cm f5 Dobsonian telescope
Field: 27′
218x magnification
Sky Quality Meter reading 21:76
Black Canford paper
White oil pencil
White pen
White pastel chalk
The enigmatic Cartwheel Galaxy is a tough enough object to observe let alone sketch.
During a nice clear night in December I made an attempt to sketch it as accurately as possible to the actual eyepiece view, and I was reasonably pleased with the end result.
The trouble with the Cartwheel is that it is quite faint and ill defined in most amateur telescopes, as averted vision is required to capture glimpses of the more subtle features of the object.
To sum up the galaxy is visible as a soft oval glow some 2.0′ x 2.0′ in size, with the two unusual companion galaxies around 1.3′ to the left as can be seen in the sketch.
Another galaxy some 2.0′ above and slightly to the left of the companions was also visible, this galaxy has no relationship with the Cartwheel.
Sculptor was getting a bit low in the west whilst I was doing this sketch, but it was possible during moments of steady seeing and using averted vision to just barely make out the ring structure, but it was very faint.
I could not detect any hint of the “spokes” as seen in the Hubble image, but with a larger scope and steadier seeing they could quite possibly be a chance.
The brighter more active star forming region of the galaxy was discernible as a slightly mottled curved patch some 1.6′ x 0.4′ in size, as can be seen slightly off center to the lower right.
I have included a duplicate reference sketch for those unfamiliar with this elusive and very rare object.
Scott Mellish
