Here is my sketch of the globular cluster M5. The sketch was done at the eyepiece June 19, 2011 at 2253DST using my 200mm dob and an 8mm EP yeilding 150x magnification. I used graphite on white paper and then reversed the image and cleaned it up in Corel Paintshop Pro. I was really struck by the three dimensional quality of this cluster when viewed with averted vision. The fainter stars on the NW edge of the core POP into view and really seem to be well in front of the cluster’s core of unresolved stars. The sketch was done from my backyard observatory in Orleans, Ontario, Canada.
Clear skies,
Gordon Webster