NGC 3372 Emission Nebulae in Eta Carinae Sketch by Serge Viellard, commentary by Frank McCabe Last month (March 2009) Serge Vieillard packed up his new 16″ telescope and flew off to the African country of Namibia in the southern hemisphere. One of the remarkable objects he sketched is NGC 3372 which is the bright gas … Continue reading Region of Eta Carinae NGC 3372
NGC 7009, the “Saturn Nebula” Sketch and Details by Serge Vieillard, translation by Frank McCabe This was an unforgettable astronomy stay in the collar of Restefond high in the French Alps. I had the opportunity to notice in the T600 F/D 3.3 (24”) of David Vernet, a perfect scope that was thriftily handled by his … Continue reading Saturn Nebula with Large Aperture
NGC 6826, The Blinking Planetary Nebula Sketch and Details by Serge Vieillard, translation by Frank McCabe Our club organized a trip for visual telescope use at the observatory to Astroqueyras of St Véran. Six members of the group for 9 days (from the 18 to 26 of October, 2008) observed during the pre-winter period, with … Continue reading When NGC 6826 Doesn’t Blink
M42, the Great Nebula of Orion Sketch and Details by Serge Vieillard, translation by Frank McCabe M42 before sketch inversion Sketch by Serge Vieillard Inverted sketch of M-42 It was January 3, 2009, on a beautiful and cold (- 7°C) evening in Royal Port (78) and I was with the buddies of the club. The … Continue reading M42 Inverted
IC 418, The Spirograph Nebula Sketch by Serge Vieillard, text by Frank McCabe This beautiful planetary nebula shows a distinct green color in Serge Vieillard’s impressive drawing. The central collapsing star (about 10th mag.) is somewhat variable in brightness as it continues to evolve to the white dwarf stage of its life. This planetary is … Continue reading The Spirograph Nebula, IC 418
NGC 2359 “Thor’s Helmet” Sketch and Details by Serge Vieillard, translation by Frank McCabe Thor’s Helmet NGC 2359 in Canis Major Using an ultra compact 250 mm.Newtonian telescope to observe Serge wrote (Roughly translated from French): I was staying in the Sahara just south of the oasis town of Djanet, during the 2nd week of … Continue reading Thor’s Helmet
The Bubble Nebula, NGC 7635 Sketch and Details by Serge Vieillard, additional text by Frank McCabe Serge wrote: “It was a pleasure to discover the Bubble NGC 7635. A portion of the transparent sphere can be seen with the edge looking like a cat’s claw.” This beautiful sketch of the portion of NGC 7635 that … Continue reading A Cat’s Claw in the Bubble
Hesiodus and Pitatus Sketch and Details by Serge Vieillard, translation by Frank McCabe Roughly translated from French to English Serge wrote: It was the weekend of the first of May 2007, and I was using a 25 cm. telescope on an equatorial platform at 500x. The moon was well into the gibbous phase. Despite the … Continue reading Double Double
The Clown Face Planetary Nebula NGC 2392 Sketch by Serge Vieillard, text by Frank McCabe The Clown Face Planetary Nebula NGC 2392 Sketch by Serge Vieillard The brightest planetary nebula in the constellation of Gemini is NGC 2392. You may call it the Clown Face or Eskimo Nebula but whatever designation you use this is … Continue reading Clown or Eskimo?
Solar Prominence Sketch by Serge Vieillard Serge Vieillard created this H-Alpha Prominence sketch as a negative. He added color digitally after scanning and inverting the original drawing.
