My first and hopefully not last submission:
This sketch of Saturn was done May 17 with graphite pencil on white paper through 400mm Dobsonian telescope f/ 4.5 at 176X magnification. Seeing was a IV on the Antoniadi Scale and Transparency was a 9.5 out 10. Observed from Palmerston Ontario Canada. South faces up.
Location: Lille, France
Date: 2013, may, 18th
Media: Graphite pencil on white paper, Lightroom 4 for inversion/colorisation – Coronado PST 40 + Plössl 12,5mm
M64 -Black Eye Galaxy
Object Type: Galaxy
Location: Tarragona – Spain
When I watched M64 for the first time with my 5″ SC, I thought I was whatching an awesome galaxy. But on the night of May 11, I could see how important telescope aperture and dark skies really are. The image with my 9,25″ SC was very impressive. I attach the sketches in order to compare the two nights. Really, both have their own charm.
For more details of my observation you can visit my blog:
http://laorilladelcosmos.blogspot.com.es/2013/05/m64-el-ojo-morado-con-el-sc-de-235mm.html
Date and Time: 2010-04-10, 21h 47m UT / 2013-05-11, 22h 36m UT
Telescope: SC Celestron Nexstar 5i (127mm) / SC Celestron 9.25″ (235mm)
Eyepiece: Nagler 16mm (69,44x / 146,88x)
White paper, HB2 graphite pencil, and scanned and inverted with Photoshop
Seeing: 3/5 (5 the best) – Both
Transparency: Clear. Rural Skies – Both.
Location Constellation: Coma Berenices
Position: R.A. 12h 56m
Dec. +21° 40′
Thank you and best regards.
Oscar
Object Name: M 97 (NGC 3587)
Location: RA: 11h 15m 36.0s, Dec: +54° 01′ 08″
Magnitude: 11
Dimensions: 3.4 ‘x 3.3’
Constellation: Ursa Major
Type: Planetary Nebula. Class IIIa
Observing Location: Bonilla. Cuenca
Date: February 9, 2013.
Time: 23:58 T.U.
Material used: graphite pencil on white paper. Inverted image and processed with Photoshop.
Telescope S/C 8″ Mount Cgt-5
Eyepiece: Hyperion Aspheric 31 mm; Magnification: 65x.
Conditions: NEML: 5.3 (Zone 4 Gem.) Temp.: -4º C, Humidity 72%, Slight breeze.
More information: http://astrodibujo.blogspot.com.es/
Hi all!
I made an observation about Rosette nebula with my 10X50 binoculars. This is a digital drawing, but I hope you like it! 🙂
Date: 2012-01-05 20:33UT
Object: NGC2237-2238 (open cluster and nebula)
Location: Nagyvarsány/Hungary (N: 48°09’37” E: 22°16’46”)
Temperature: -2°C (windy)
My blog: www.viktorcsehdraws.blogspot.com
Clear skies!
Viktor
M 103
Open Cluster in Cassiopeia
Location: Schoenebeck (Germany)
Date: 16th April 2010
Media: Blank paper, pencil, “Faststone”
Instrument: 250/1250 Dobsonian Telescope
Object Name : M 28
Constellation Name : Sagittarius
Object Type : Global Cluster
Location : Saveh, Iran
Date : 29. September . 2011
Media : White paper , Pencil
Instrument : Binocular 20*80
By : Ghazale Adampour (zoole)
Dear Asod,
I send you hereby my sketch made this Saturday at Polaris Observatory, Hungary. I used a 114/900 Skywatcher with Baader solar filter for white light sketch and a Lunt 35 for the H-alpha sketch.
The most intersting part is a solar prominence on the northern edge, which is was a very 3D something, biting in the sun-disk.
Equipments used: 114/900 SW (100x) & Lunt 35/400 H-alpha
Date: 18th February 2012, UT: 10:40 (white light) and 11:20 (H-alpha)
Place: Hungary, Budapest, Polaris Observatory
Media: graphite pencil used on white paper
Clear skies,
Judit
Object Name: Mars
Object Type: Planet
Location: Lombard, IL, USA, 41° 52′ 48″ N / 88° 0′ 28″ W
Date: 19 Feb 2012, 22:20-22:45 CST
Media: Pencil
Comments: This is Mars observed using my homemade 8″ f5.9 dob and Baader Hyperion 5mm, I had a pretty good seeing that evening. After scanning the picture, color balance was adjusted in Photoshop to better resemble observable Martian palette. The image to the right was generated by Stellarium for comparison.
Damian Kępiński (ASTROOKIE)
Bełchatów, PL
02.04.2012, ~21:00 UT
Graphite pencil on white paper
SW Finder 9×50
