Object: Tombaugh 1 = Haffner 1 (open cluster, Canis Maior)
Date: 06. 01. 2014.
UT.: 21h18m-22h22m
Equipment: 305/1525 Dobsonian telescope
Mag.: 218x
FOV: 12’
S = 3 / 10 T = 4 / 5
Observer: János Gábor Kernya
Location: Sükösd, Hungary
Object: Tombaugh 2 = Haffner 2 (open cluster, Canis Maior)
Date: 06. 01. 2014.
UT.: 23h19m-00h03m
Equipment: 305/1525 Dobsonian telescope
Mag.: 218x
FOV: 12’
S = 3 / 10 T = 4 / 5
Observer: János Gábor Kernya
Location: Sükösd, Hungary
Clyde William Tombaugh (February 4, 1906 – January 17, 1997), one of the greatest astronomer of the 20th century, died 17 years ago. These two drawings were made in honour of his memory.
Best regards,
János
Janos,
Your sketches are a great tribute to an outstanding Astronomer.
John
Fabulous sketches. I met Mr. Tombaugh in 1995 at New Mexico SU. He has been such an inspiration to me! I still keep a figurine of the Disney character “Pluto” on my shelf, in his honor.
Good job, Janos!
János,
Always a pleasure to see your great sketches.
Frank 🙂
I did not know anything about Tombaugh.
Google said me he was indeed a great astronomer.
Thank you to uprise his name and honnor his memory.
Nice sketch, difficult to render.
Well done.
Jean-Marc