Omega Nebula (M17, NGC6618)
Emission Nebula
Apparent Magnitude: 6
Itajobi, SP, Brazil
July 8th, 2011
04h00 (U.T.)
2B 0.5mm graphite pencil on white paper
180mm dobsonian reflecting telescope
15mm Super Plossl eyepiece
Magnification: 72 x
Seeing: Antoniadi 2 (good, 2/5)
NELM: 5.5
That cold night, a fair wind blew intermittently since early. I just pointed my 7.1″ mirror to a dark and cloudless sky, expecting to see many details in some objects. One of them was the beautiful, maybe I should say stunning, Omega Nebula. The seeing was good enough, although not perfect, to allow me to examine each detail my telescope could capture. I was able to see something close to what I proudly share with you, artists, in this sketch, plus some other stars that have been omitted. My lack of ability maybe has limited the magnificence of the view, but I hope you enjoy it the way I did. It was a great night, of a great month of observations.
Dark skies to everyone.
Greetings from Brazil,
Rodrigo P. C.
Hey, Rodrigo, congrats for the beautiful sketch. You’re absolutely right: it’s been an observer’s month to remember in Brazil with such clear and dark skies. Cheers and keep on drawing!
Very beautiful and professionnal sketch!
I like it.
Jean
Thank you, people. This is one of my favorite objects.
Rodrigo,
A very fine capture of a beautiful target.
More clear skies to you.
Frank 🙂