Here is a simple sketch of the dazzling light from Vega. A mag zero star fills the
field with a radiant glow. It sure ruins my night vision, making it hard and almost
painfull to look for faint companions. It is my impression that 3 little stars
suround Vega. It’s a daunting task to find a sweet spot on my retina for the fainter
stars, while Vega tries to burn a hole in my eye. I could not resist but to hold my
hand against my head to darken the eyepiece as if a streetlight was interfering with
my observation. Useless of course. I also tried to show the secondary spectrum of
the (achromatic) Skywatcher around Vega. I hope it makes sense.
Date : September 4, 2007
Time : 22.00UT
Scope : Skywatcher 102/500
Vixen LV Zoom at 8mm
Power : x63
FOV: 48′
Filter : none
Seeing : 3.5/5
Transp. : 3/5
Nelm : 5.3
Sketch Orientation : N up, W right.
Digital sketch made with PhotoPaint, based on a raw pencil sketch.
Rony De Laet
Rony,
Wonderfully drawn, you have nailed it.
Frank
Awesome sketch Rony! I hope you didn’t go “star blind” for too long after this observation. 😉