El Velo del Cisne

The Veil Nebula - NGC 6960/6962
The Veil Nebula - NGC 6960/6962

(Original text is in Spanish. English translation is at the bottom of the post.)

Nombre de objeto NGC 6960 y 6962
Tipo de objeto Nebulosas
Lugar Observatorio Astronomico ORION-San Agustin del Pozo- Zamora- España
Fecha 14 / 07/ 2012
Medios de Comunicación Lapiz de dibujo negro mas lapices de colores sobre una impresa del guide 9.0, Escaneado y invertidos los colores.

Los velos del cisne será una de las nebulosas mas bonitas del cielo vista con telescopios de buena abertura y con buenos cielos y usando algunos filtros como el UHC y el OIII. Estas nebulosas se observan mejor cuando están lo mas alto posible en el cielo y desde cielos contra mas negros mejor. NGC 6960 y 6992 son las partes más brillantes de la Nebulosa del Velo. Estas dos nebulosas fueron creados por una supernova hace unos 30.000 años, y tenemos la suerte de vivir en esta época qué aun es visible. 6960 pasa por detrás de 52 Cygni, una estrella a simple vista del ala oeste del Cisne. En esta sección se puede ver dividirse en las ramas bifurcadas. 6992 se encuentra a unos 2 grados de 52 Cygni y es algo más brillante que el 6960.

En mi 12″con un 20mm y un filtro OIII, el velo es increíble. 6992 tiene bucles y remolinos de nubosidad que dan un efecto tridimensional. Hay otras partes en la Nebulosa del Velo, la mayoría de ellos entre el dos secciones principales.

La mejor visión de ellos se consigue con oculares de gran campo y poco aumento y con un filtro OIII mejor que con UHC.
Los dibujos que vos presento se realizaron en una hora de observación con lápiz de dibujo sobre una carta del GUIDE 9.0
El dibujo de color se realizo después sobre el dibujo en blanco y negro y luego se invirtieron los colores. Después de realizar un dibujo de estos a una nebulosa la estampa de esta nebulosa se quedara para siempre en nuestra memoria.
Estas nebulosas se pueden ver desde cielos muy buenos casi con cualquier instrumento, pues yo he conseguido verla hasta con un simple TL de 60mm de abertura. El verano es la mejor época para ver este espectáculo.

Saludos;

Joaquin Tapioles

The Veil Nebula - NGC 6960/6962 - Color Version
The Veil Nebula - NGC 6960/6962 - Color Version

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English Translation via Google:

Name of object NGC 6960 and 6962
Object Type Nebulae
Location Astronomical Observatory ORION-San Agustin del Pozo-Zamora, Spain
Date 14/07/2012
Media Pencil drawing more black colored pencils on a printed guide 9.0, Scanning and inverted colors.

The veils of the swan is one of the most beautiful of the sky nebulas seen with good telescopes and good heavens opening and using some filters like UHC and OIII. These nebulae are seen best when they are as high as possible in heaven and from heaven against blacks but better. NGC 6960 and 6992 are the brightest parts of the Veil Nebula. These two nebulae were created by a supernova about 30,000 years ago, and we are lucky to live in this age which is still visible. 6960 passes behind 52 Cygni, a star with the naked eye of the west wing of the Swan. In this section you can see divided into forked branches. 6992 is about 2 degrees of 52 Cygni and is somewhat brighter than the 6960.

In my 12 “with a 20mm filter and OIII, the veil is incredible. 6992 has loops and swirls of clouds that give a three dimensional effect. There are other parts in the Veil Nebula, most of them between two main sections.

The best vision eye is accomplished with them high and low magnification field and with a filter OIII better than with UHC. The drawings that you presented were performed in a time of observation with pencil drawing on a letter of GUIDE 9.0 The colored drawing was held after the drawing in black and white and then inverted the colors. After making a drawing of these to the image of this nebula nebula will remain forever in our memory. These nebulae are visible from heaven very good with almost any instrument, for I have managed to see even a single aperture 60 mm TL. Summer is the best time to see this show.

Greetings;

Joaquin Tapioles

The Flight of the Butterfly

Messier 6
Messier 6

Hello Day July 14th I made a sketch of m6 and I liked it very much.
Please feel free to spread this beautiful object of the Southern Hemisphere

Object name: M6/ NGC6405 – Butterfly cluster
Object type: open cluster in Scorpius
Location: São Paulo, Brazil
Media: Graphite pencil

This sketch was done by looking through a telescope M6 90mm Skywatcher Maksutov. I used a 40mm eyepiece superploss, totaling 31.25 x magnification and a diagonal of 1.25 inches dieletric WO.
The paper used was canson 200g/m2 in the cream and the eye region was reversed using the GIMP software.
I used pencils from HB to 8B Steadtler Lumograph Mars.
Clear, 9 ° C, wind o.3km / h harmed by seeing a fine mist that was intensifying.
M6, in dark places, it is easily seen with the naked eye like a smudge in the sky, next to M7. With a 10×50 binoculars, both m6 and m7 are visible.

Other drawings are on my blog: http://rabiscandoouniverso.blogspot.com.br/

cordial greetings

Guilherme de Andrade

Occultation of Jupiter

Occultation of Jupiter
Occultation of Jupiter

Hey,

I send my sketch of the “Occultation of Jupiter”

Sketch shows a moment of Jupiter by the Moon Cloak and umbrella immunity telescope eyepiece at 120x magnification. God heard my prayers! Despite the terrible weather the moon emerged from behind the clouds. The view was magnificent. Emotions reached its zenith. Sketch was made before the moon covered the planet. Unfortunately I did not see the moons of Jupiter as the light clouds hamper perception. I hope you managed to show this phenomenon :))
In addition, the nature of the country lent incredible experience.

Object name: Occultation of Jupiter
Location: Psary in Poland
Date: July 15, 2012 3:32 pm
Media: Pencil 2B, blue crayons, white paper. Background and field of view was created in GIMP
Thanks and regards :)))))))

Occultation of Jupiter by the Moon

Jupiter Occultation and Conjunction
Jupiter Occultation and Conjunction

Hi, here attached my last souvenir

Object Name (Jupiter, Moon, Venus and Hyades)
Object Type (occultation)
Location (Néoules Var France)
Date (2012 July 15th)
Media (graphite pencil for the moon, and watercolor for the dolmen sketch)

So early! I observed with a friend of mine from 3h to 5h AM local time.

Close to Néoules, we have a good place with a good sky to observe the rising of Sun, Moon and planets.

The telescope I use to sketch is a Bresser 1000/102.

The two first sketches were made in this place; the watercolour was made just after the occultation, 5 km further. How many occultation this megalithic dolmen has seen?

On the watercolor, we can see the planet Venus and perceive the Hyades open cluster with Aldebaran

That was very early but,… what a wonderful spectacle !
Kind regards

Michel Deconinck
http://astro.aquarellia.com

Jupiter Occultation
Jupiter Occultation
Jupiter Occultation
Jupiter Occultation

Lights at Dawn

Conjunction - July 15, 2012 - Venus, Jupiter, Moon, Aldebaran, Pleiades and Hyades
Conjunction - July 15, 2012 - Venus, Jupiter, Moon, Aldebaran, Pleiades and Hyades

Planetary conjunction at dawn: Venus, Jupiter, Moon, Aldebarán, Pléyades and Hyades.
Drawing made at 5:30 in the morning from the balcony of house in a village near Toledo, Spain.
July 15, 2012

Sketch made with graphite on white paper, inverted with Photoshop.
The sky was crystal clear and pristine,
Alpha
A beautiful sight for the eyes… although it should be up early enough to see.

Hope you like it.

Leonor


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Sunspots in the heat

Sunspots - July 7, 2012
Sunspots - July 7, 2012

Dear Asod,

Please find attached my sketch about the Sun and the sunspots. This sketch has been made in Polaris observatory, Budapest, with the big 200/2470 refractor. This telescope has an awesome optic it shows the sunspots unbelievably detailed and beautiful. I used a 25 mm eyepiece.

That day it was 38 degrees in Celsius in Hungary, but on the other hand the seeing was great.

Date: 7th July 2012
Time: UT 12:30
Place: Budapest, Hungary
Equipment used: 200/2470, 89x
I used graphite pencils on white paper.

Regards,
Judit

dr. Hannák Judit
Web: http://egmesek.blogspot.com

C/2004 Q2 (Machholz) and Messier 45

Comet C/2004 Q2 (Machholz) and the Pleiades
Comet C/2004 Q2 (Machholz) and the Pleiades

Hey Artists!

I send you one of my observations of C/ 2004, Q2, Machholz
passing the well known open cluster Pleiades (M. 45).
The comet was a splended and interesting object to see in my 10 x 50 binos.
with over 90 deg. splitted dust and gastail and greenish coma. Info on sketch.
I used pen and pencil on white paper and inverted.
Location : Trondheim, Norway.

Thank you for all nice comments on my sketches!!

Best wishes and clear sky from Per-Jonny Bremseth.

Sea of Nectar

Mare Nectaris
Mare Nectaris

Hi!

I present to you my last sketch of the Moon surface.
In the center of the sketch is Mare Nectaris and craters i.a: Teophilus, Cirillus, Catharina, Fracastorius, Isidorus, Capella and more.

Object: Moon, Mare Nectaris
Scope: SCT 5″
Magnification: about 178x
Technique: White pastel crayon on black paper.
Author: Aleksander Cieśla (wimmer)

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Interacting Galaxies

NGC 5560 / 5566
NGC 5560 / 5566

Object Name: NGC 5560 / 5566 in Virgo
Object Type: Interacting galaxies
Location: Sourbrodt, Belgium
Date: 16th May 2012, 23h UT
Media: graphite pencil on white paper, digital scan & interverted
Optics: SCT C11 f/10, CGEM mount, Hyperion 10mm (280x), FOV 15 arcm , SQM-L 21.2

Comments:

This sketch was made at one of the few remaining dark locations in Belgium under almost perfect atmospheric conditions. This nice galaxy duo was quite striking with NGC 5566 the most brightest, moderate nucleus and a slightly elongated halo oriented NNE. With averted vision the halo is slightly more bright on southwest side with hint of curve southside. Nearby NGC 5560 is clearly visible as bright and elongated patch of light without obvious core or halo.

This galaxy duo is known as Arp 286 and actually consists of three members, the third faint one being NGC 5569 but not noticed during the observation. Observing this kind of objects allows you to challenge the limits of your optics and are highly rewarding for averted vision observations!

Clear skies!

Tom