Howdy friends!
I want to introduce you to M44 watched from my spot. This is an interesting object even to be observed from a high polluted place like Madrid.
I hope you like it.
Object Name: M44 – The beehive cluster / Praesepe / Cúmulo del pesebre.
Object Type: Open Cluster
Constellation: Cancer; R.A.: 08h 40,1m; Dec: +19° 59′
Location: Madrid (City Center)
Date: April 28th 2014 23:00 h.(CET)
Temperature: 13 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
Regards and clear skies!
Santiago,
Very nice sketch from Madrid.
Whenever I look at M 44 in a telescope I always wish I had a panoramic low power eyepiece to catch it all.
Nice sketch.
Frank 🙂
Thanks Frank,
I had to use this combination, wide field and magnification, to beat the light pollution. With less power, stars become tiny and blurred.
Best regards,
Santi.