Needle in a Cosmic Haystack

Needle in a Cosmic Haystack

NGC 4565, The Needle Galaxy in Coma Berenices sketch #1
Sketch and Details by Aleksander Cieśla

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This sketch was made on Astronomical Meeting “Bieszczady 2009” in Roztoki Górne in Beshyadas, one of the darkest place in Poland, the venue of the Polish amateur astronomers.

Needle in a Cosmic Haystack

NGC 4565, The Needle Galaxy in Coma Berenices sketch #2
Sketch and Details by Aleksander Cieśla

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Object: NGC 4565 “Needle”
Scope: Schmidt-Cassegrain 5″ with Vixen LVW 13mm
Weather: Excellent. Clear dark sky.
Seeing: 5/5
Transparency: 5/5
Place: Roztoki Górne, Beshyadas, Poland
Date: 17th April 2009
Technique: 1 – Graphite pencil with GIMP 2 working
2 – White pastels on black paper
Observer: Aleksander Cieśla (Wimmer)

2 thoughts on “Needle in a Cosmic Haystack”

  1. Aleksander,

    What a fantastic sketch with the 5″ inch scope. Great dark sky drawing.

    Frank 🙂

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