NGC 2244, The Rosette Nebula
Sketch and Details by Scott Mellish
Rosette Nebula/NGC 2244
Emission Nebula and Open Star Cluster
Ilford NSW Australia
09/02/97
Black Canford paper
White pen
White pencil
White pastel chalk
Blending stump
Black Pastel chalk
41cm f4.7 Dobsonian telescope
86x Magnification with Oxygen III Filter
This is one of my older sketches done at the eyepiece in 1997.
I spent over 70mins at the telescope trying to glean as much detail as
possible from this extensive object.
I remember being pleased with the end result, and rate it as one of my
better efforts, though scans never seem to do justice to the original
drawing.
I am not one for including to much detail as to “seeing” conditions etc,
as if one does an accurate sketch then it is all there to be seen.
Scott Mellish
Scott I love that sketch
Dale 🙂
*Excellent* sketch of a challenging object!
I know what you mean about recording observing conditions – I don’t do it, either. Date, time, scope, mag is about all I think to include because I am so focused on making the drawing.
-JanR
Scott,
That is a most impressive eyepiece sketch of the Rosette. Great work.
Frank 🙂