Here is my impression of NGC 457, a little funny guy that seems to swing through space with his arms stretched to get hold on some stars. The night was not very dark. The milkyway was only visible in the cygnus region. While centering the cluster, there appeared a small glowing patch to the north west. I did not know what it was, probably an anonimous grouping of stars. It turned out that the patch was NGC436, at about 40′ ! It came as a nice surprise.
Date : October 16, 2007
Time : 21.00UT
Scope : Skywatcher 102/500
Meade SP 26mm
Power : x20
FOV: 150′
Filter : none
Seeing : 3.5/5
Transp. : 3/5
Nelm : 5.1
Sketch Orientation : N up, W right.
Digital sketch made with PhotoPaint, based on a raw pencil sketch.
Rony De Laet
Belgium
Nice one Rony, the Owl cluster is a BIG favourite of mine. It always brings a smile to my face through any scope and it is great to show to visitors and beginers.
Warm regards, Dale
Very nice indeed Rony! Thanks for sharing your sketches with others here.
Rony,
You did a superior job on this open cluster. Excellent star placement, color and magnitude.
Frank 😉
I particularly like this sketch as it exemplifies why drawing is so effective: this sketch LOOKS just like what you see in the eyepiece as opposed to the dynamic range of a camera which isn’t the same as that of the eye. I haven’t looked at this cluster in a while, but the drawing brought it right back to me. Great sketch Rony – thanks!
Rob
Great sketch, great job on the color and the sprinkling of stars.
Dee