H-Alpha Sun – March 3, 2013

H-Alpha Sun - March 3, 2013
H-Alpha Sun – March 3, 2013

Dear Asod,

Please find attached one of my latest sketches made of the Sun with my Luns LS35 H-Alpha telescope.
We had a lot of cloudy days so far this year, with only a few opportunities to go out and do any kind of observations, but finally the sun was shining and obviously I was sketching! J

Place: Budapest, Hungary

Date: 3rd March 2013

Equipment: 35/400 Lunt LS35T (H-alpha)

Object: Sun

Media: Graphite pencil used on white paper

Clear skies,
Judit

dr. Hannák Judit

Email: hannak.judit@gmail.com

Web: http://egmesek.blogspot.com

Thor’s Helmet

NGC 2359
NGC 2359

Object Name NGC 2359
Object Type emission nebula around Wolf Rayet star
Location Budy Dłutowskie – small village in central Poland
Date 05.03.2013
Media graphite pencil, white paper, color invert
Telescope Columbus 320UL (320/1384 Newtonian) +
Nagler 22mm + Baader OIII 2”
Seeing 2/5 (good)
Transparency 2/5 (good)
NELM 5,7 mag

In my opinin this object is very underestimated. Usually
astrophotographers choose it as their targets but viusual observers
don’t look at this nebula very often. And this is very bad…. because
object is really impressive. In 10-12” telescopes (or greater of
course) you can see main central helmet shaped part of nebula and
after 2-3 minutes of adaptation you can observe beautiful wings which
grows from central part. Inside helmet, around central W-R star you
can see delicate linear structures created by nebula gas.

OIII filter is necessary and it is greatly improve contrast and shows
many details of this very beutiful object.

If have an occasion try to see it. You won’t be dissapointed 🙂

Clear Sky
Łukasz

NGC 2169 “37 Cluster”

NGC 2169
NGC 2169

NGC 2169 “37 Cluster”
Open Cluster in Orion
Alcorcon, Spain (urban sky)
February 3, 2013 00:30 am
New 10” – dobson

Pedro Villamiel

Media: Graphite Pencil HB 2, torchon 1 and 130g drawing sheet
inverted colors with GIMP 2.8

This drawing I did in the terrace of my apartment one night that tube to return the field without being able to observe because of clouds and hail that fell.

Nebulous Star of Al Sufi

IC 2391 (Omicron Velorum Cluster)
IC 2391 (Omicron Velorum Cluster)

Object name: IC2391, Lac II.5;
Object type: open cluster;
Constellation: Vela ;

Location: São Paulo _SP, Brasil;
Date: 12 mar 12 – 03/12/12;
Hour: UT 04:31 ( -3 west);
Media: graphite pencil HB, 2B, 4B e 8B; white paper 120g/cm2, inverted color in GIMP.

Type of equipament used: Maksutov 90mm telescope Skywatcher, eyepiece superploss 40mm ( ~31x magnification), EQ1.

High light pollution, seeing 8, transparency 6.
_____________________________
Guilherme de Andrade

Funny Cluster

NGC 884 and NGC 869 (Chichoty)
NGC 884 and NGC 869 (Chichoty)

It has many names “hi X Persei” , “double cluster” , NGC 884 and NGC 869, Caldwell 14 ..
In Poland we used to give a lot of funny names of astronomical objects 🙂
The Polish, word “chichoty” (in translation: “giggles”) is phonetically similar to the name (“chi ha”)

I think everyone knows it. Sometimes inexperienced obserers at the sky-party ask me what’s the white cloud in the north?. When I say “giggles” people always begin to laugh 🙂

This name usually evokes positive emotions, and sometimes “real giggling” especially in children! 🙂

NGC 884 and NGC 869,…. they are really beautiful to observe with the naked eye. Captivate to observe in the binoculars. Bat It shows the true incredible face in large aperture of telescope, under the dark sky. Beautiful, classic, clusters. I love especially the left (below), NGC 869 (in the image of Newton).
What can I say – it is a wonderful !!!

Sketch is actually a compilation of 30 minutes of staring into the clusters.

Yours Robert

Sketch details:
Object Name: double cluster (Funny Cluster 🙂 )
Object Type: Open cluster
Location: Poland, Oborniki
Date: 6-11-2012
Equipment: Newtonian telescope 409/1800 (Capella 41), 40 and 22 mm eyepieces
Object: – Artist: Robert Twarogal (Ignisdei)