Category: Nebulae

NGC 6781

NGC 6781
NGC 6781

Hi Asod, sent a recent observation of this magnificent nebula in the constellation of Aquila, has a very important and brightness donut shaped reminiscent lyra M 57, with the help of a filter details are more noticeable, and renamed to this object , the small ring Aquila.

regards.

Object name: NGC 6781
Object type: Planetary Nebula
Location: Bonilla Cuenca ( spain )
Date: 10 August 2013
Hour: 1:20 < 2:00 Media: graphite pencil, processed and inverted gimp 2.8 Optical equipment: Dobsonian telescope 10" F/5 Meade lightbridge. Eye piece Explore scientific 14mm 82° Magnification 90x True field 0,9° Sky conditions: windless sky, good transparency Nelm 5,9 Temperature 12,7°C Relative humidity 30% Borthle scale 3/9 http://dibujodelcielonocturno.blogspot.com.es/

Splendor of the Eagle

Messier 16
Messier 16

Here’s my impression of M16, a large star-forming nebula with inside of it a brilliant cluster of newborn stars in the constellation of Serpens. It was made on the 10th of August at my little observatory in Carù, Italy. Equipment used was my 18″ f/4,45 homemade Dob with 40mm Siebert VP Echelon binoviewer, a couple of Explore Scientific 24mm 82° eyepieces and a Baader OIII filter. Conditions were rather good and I could even make out the main “pillar of creation” as a small dark lane in the nebula’s centre. I captured the image with an ordinary pencil on white paper and afterwards elaborated it on the pc, trying to make the final result as realistic as possible. I sincerely hope you like it!

NGC 6520 and Barnard 86

NGC 6520 and Barnard 86
NGC 6520 and Barnard 86

Hi, this sketch of open cluster barnard 86 of my last observation. It is a wonderful object, we can enjoy this jewel in the night sky. That day I could enjoy a very stable sky very definition, hitting that day to draw this magnificent object. Undoubtedly one of my favorite dark nebulae. Do not fail to escape this object in your upcoming observations.
regards and good heavens.

Object name: NGC 6520 / Barnard 86
Object type: Open cluster & dark nebula
Location: Bonilla cuenca ( spain )
Date: 5 July 2013
Media: graphite pencil,processed and inverted gimp 2.8
Optical equipment: Dobsonian telescope 10″ F/5 Meade lightbridge , eye piece Explore scientific 18mm 82°
Magnification 70x True field 1,1°

Sky conditions: Moderate windnelm Nelm 5,9 Temperature 23,4°C relative humidity 40% Borthle scale 3/9

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The Eastern Veil

Eastern Veil (NGC6922-6955 / IC1340)
Eastern Veil (NGC6922-6955 / IC1340)

Hello!

I’d like to submit my latest sketch for the ASOD. The Object is the Eastern Veil (NGC6922-6955 / IC1340) which I’ve observed with my 18″ f/4,45 homemade Dob. It was done at my observatory in Carù di Villa Minozzo, a small village in the Emilian Apennines of northern Italy on the evening of the 5th of July. Originally I used pencil on white paper and then elaborated it extensively on the pc to make it look as realistically as possible.

Have you ever had one of these drawings you’ve always wanted to make but never got round to it? Well, this one used to be mine. Perhaps I was afraid of the many subtleties, the complexity and the enormous amount of time involved (mostly because having to re-acclimatise my eyes to the dark after every pencil stroke). This nebula is so spectacular with the 2″ binoviewers and a couple of 82° eyepieces. It just didn’t fit in the FOV though and unfortunately I had to find a balance between the “snake’s teeth” (IC1340) and the bright NGC6992 area. It also took me quite some time indeed, but in the end I’m really pleased with the result. I hope you are too.

Kind regards,

Peter

The Big Bear Ate an Owl?

Messier 97
Messier 97

Hello!
I would like to present you my latest sketch made at the astronomical meeting in the Bieszczady Mountains.
The second version is a little brighter for darker monitors

Object: Messier 97 (Owl Nebula)
Equipment: Meade Lightbridge 8” with LVW 13mm and UHC-S filter.
Technique: Pencil on white paper, inverted, some corrections with GIMP (especially stars)
Place and date: May 10, 2013. Natura Park, Stężnica, Bieszczady Mountains
Author: Aleksander Cieśla (Wimmer)

Messier 97 - Lightened
Messier 97 – Lightened

Petals of a Planetary – NGC 2818

NGC 2818
NGC 2818

Aloha!

I submit to you my sketch of planetary nebula NGC 6818 and the beautiful open cluster of stars that frame it, NGC 2818A, in the southern constellation Pyxis. The night was exceptionally clear & still at ~10,000 foot elevation site of Haleakala.

At the eyepiece this planetary appears as a greyish, elongate & irregular ghostly object within a lovely, but dim open cluster of 10th to 14th magnitude stars. On prolonged observation this open cluster takes on the appearance of petals of a flower with the planetary somewhat offset in the central region. The planetary nebula is best seen with averted vision and a narrow pass band filter which is helpful to better define the borders.

Though NGC 2818 & its often cited as a member of this open cluster of stars, accurate measurement of their velocities suggest this is a only chance alignment. http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap090122.html

NGC 2818 & NGC 2818A in Pyxis
Planetary Nebula / Open Cluster
Haleakala National Park, Maui HI
5/8/13 8:45pm
12.5” Portaball
14mm ES, 109X
DMG NPB Filter

Cindy (Thia) Krach
Haleakala Amateur Astronomers