Messier 42 and 43
Sketch and Details by Rodrigo Pasiani Costa
Despite I was observing from a small town, the lights affected a little the result. When I do it far from downtown, on a farm, I’m able to see something better. I’ll sketch another one – from the farm – as soon as I can. I hope you enjoy this, it’s my first sketch. The atmosphere conditions were good.
Special thanks to Rodrigo Testa and Ricardo, who helped me a lot with the telescope.
Telescope: 180mm reflector dob. f/6, ATM S. S. Filho
Rodrigo,
Your sketch is very interesting. It looks very fresh.
I am waiting for some south sky diamonds from You.
Marek
Rodrigo,
It’s great to see some colour in a deep sky sketch – you captured the thrill of this nebula well. Is it just me or has M42 been especially bright this winter? Someone with experience at it should do a new magnitude estimate.
Peter
Rodrigo,
Beautiful, colorful and always a pleasure to see in a sketch.
Frank 🙂
Thanks, people. This is my first sketch and it’s still my favorite.