Jupiter and the Moon in Conjunction with the big Tower

Conjunction of Moon and Jupiter
Conjunction of Moon and Jupiter

Object Type: Conjunction
Location: Montreal, Canada
Date: October 13th 2011
Media: Pastel
On October the 13th while returning home after a lecture given by the astrophysicist J.P. Luminet, I saw this beautiful conjunction between our moon, Jupiter and the Dome of the Tower of the University of Montreal where I work. Our moon looked as if it rested on a small cloud. I sat on a nearby bench and took my time to sketched the view in my notebook. I copied the sketched at home on black paper, adding colors with pastel.

Jean Barbeau,
microbiologiste
Faculté de médecine dentaire
Université de Montréal
C.P. 6128, succursale Centre-ville
Montréal, Qué
H1T 1K3

Night Owl

NGC 457
NGC 457

Object Name: Owl Cluster – NGC457
Object Type: Open Cluster
Constellation: Cassiopeia
Location:Seyedabad-Firoozkooh,Iran (35º 38′ N , 52º 22′ E)
Date: August 5, 2011
Time: 1:00 Local Time (+3:30 GMT)
Media: Graphite pencil on white paper,Inverted in Photoshop

Optic: 80 ED APO Refractor Telescope
Focal Length: 600 mm
Eyepiece: 9mm UWA- 1.25′′- 58º

Best Regards and Clear Sky
Mona Sorayaei

The Veil Nebula (East)

NGC 6992-6995
NGC 6992-6995

Type: Nebula (Supernova Remnant)
Constellation: Cygnus
Observing Location: Bonilla. Cuenca. SPAIN
Date: Jule 30, 2011
Material used: graphite pencil on white paper. Sketch processed with Photoshop.
Telescope: Celestron S/C 8″
Eyepiece: 31 mm Hyperion (65x)
Filter: O-III
NELM: 21,37 mag/arc sg2; Temp.: 18ºC

More information about the sketch and NGC 6992-6995 in:
http://astrodibujo.blogspot.com

Caroline’s Rose

NGC 7789
NGC 7789

Object Type: open cluster
Location: Petfurdo, Hungary
Date: 2011.09.30.
Media: black pencil on white paper, enhanced with GIMP2.6

This open cluster in Cassiopeia was discovered by Caroline Herschel in 1783.
It is also known as “The White Rose” Cluster or “Caroline’s Rose” Cluster
because when seen visually, the loops of stars and dark lanes look like the
swirling pattern of rose petals.

best regards,

Laszlo Nemeth

NGC 6888

NGC 6888
NGC 6888

Object name: NGC 6888, the crescent nebulae

Object Type: Emission nebulae

Location: Dolbeauc-Mistassini, Quebec, Canada

Date: 2011 september 27

Media: HB sketch pencil and shder brush

Comment:

I made this sketch with my 16 inch Meade LB telescope. This night, I had a good seeing (4/5). It was the first time I saw this nebulae and I enjoyed !! Even in a 16” telescope, it is very hard to notice the object without an OIII filter. Even with the OIII, the object is not luminous. But sketching this object permit me to reveal all the details the object had to give to me 🙂

My Mate Scorpius

Scorpius

Scorpius
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Object type: constellation
Location: Itajobi, SP, Brazil (on a farm)
21º19′ S
49º03′ W
+450m
Date: July 2011
Media: 2B 0.5mm graphite pencil on white paper, scanned then inverted
Instrument: naked eye and 10×50 binoculars
Observer: Rodrigo Pasiani Costa

July 2011 was definitely a great month for me to observe the night sky. In fact it didn’t rain at all, so I could set my telescope on my mom’s farm several times. I spent many hours a night observing, sometimes from seven pm (local time) untill half past trhee am (local time), and I would be alone if not for a mate: Scorpius, high above in the sky, always looking at me from the top, crossing from East to West through the zenit. So, between one object and another, I skethed this fascinating constellation together with some of its stellar clusters and nebulosity. The details were observed with a 10×50 binoculars, but the stars and the Milky Way were observed with the naked eye. I hope you enjoy it, it took me three or four nights, and was a great experience.
Oh, I could not forget. Past September 24th was the 18th birthday of my friend Camila. Happy birthday, Camila, enjoy the great dark sky you have from your garden.

More July sketches coming soon.
Dark skies to everybody.
From Brazil,
Rodrigo P. C.