NGC 2392, The Clown Face Nebula in Gemini
Sketch and Details by Marek Płonka
Sketch information:
My sketch shows NGC 2392 in Gemini.
The object is easily found.
The nebula didn’t show much more contrast with UHC-S filter.
I didn’t notice the blue colour of nebula. I didn’t see the central star,
which is of visual magnitude 10.5.
Object name: NGC 2392
Scope: Skywather dobs 1200/200 + 15mm SWA
Place: Poland, Silesia, Skrzyszów
Seeing: 8/10 Transparency: 2/5
Date and time: 2009-02-28 23.15
Technique: Pencil + GIMP
Author: Marek Płonka (Poland, Silesia)
Marek,
I saw this sketch on a brand new computer monitor the day it was posted. It looks just beautiful.
Frank 🙂