NGC 1365 Barred spiral galaxy Fornax 09/08/10 Ilford NSW Australia 56cm f5 Dobsonian telescope Field: 27′ Magnification: 218x Sky Quality Meter reading: 21:57 Black Canford paper White pen Soft white pencil White pastel chalk White oil pencil Paint brush Blending stump NGC 1365 was discovered by James Dunlop in 1826, and ranks as one of … Continue reading A Superlative Spiral
NGC 5566/5569/5560 Galaxies Virgo 14/05/10 Ilford NSW Australia 56cm f5.0 dobsonian telescope Field: 17′ Magnification: 354x Sky quality meter reading: 21:38 Black Canford paper White pen White pencil White pastel chalk Fine tip paint brush From the Realm Of The Nebulae comes this interesting trio of relatively bright galaxies. From the top of the sketch … Continue reading Dancing in the Virgo Supercluster
NGC 7089 (Messier 2) Globular cluster Aquarius 08/08/10 Ilford NSW Australia 56cm f5 Dobsonian telescope Field: 27′ Magnification: 218x Sky Quality Meter reading: 21:44 Black Canford paper White pen White pencil White pastel chalk Paint brush NGC 7089 is a very pretty globular cluster and I spent a considerable time at the eyepiece painstakingly detailing … Continue reading Pile of Diamonds
NGC 839/838/835/833 Hickson 16 Cetus 09/08/10 Ilford NSW Australia 56cm f5 Dobsonian telescope Field: 15′ Magnification: 314x Sky Quality Meter reading: 21:57 Black Canford paper White pen White pencil White pastel chalk Blending stump Paint brush This lovely little chain of four galaxies was easily visible in the 56cm dob. Though small all of them … Continue reading Deep Inside the Whale
Palomar 8 Globular Cluster Sagittarius 08/08/10 Ilford NSW Australia 56cm f5 Dobsonian telescope Field: 17′ Magnification: 354x Sky Quality Meter reading: 21:71 Black Canford paper White pen White oil pencil Paint brush The Palomar globular clusters numbering 15 in total were discovered on the original National Geographic-Palomar Sky Survey plates of the early 1950’s. Those … Continue reading Faint But Within Reach
MCG-3-1-15 “Wolf-Lunmark-Melotte System” Dwarf irregular galaxy Cetus 09/08/10 Ilford NSW Australia 56cm f5 Dobsonian telescope Field: 32′ Magnification:: 129x Sky Quality Meter reading: 21:58 Black Canford paper White pen White pencil White oil pencil White pastel chalk Paint brush Blending stump This diffuse dwarf galaxy required a relatively wide field with modest magnification to show … Continue reading The Wolf-Lunmark-Melotte System
NGC 6541 Globular Cluster Corona Australis 11/06/10 Ilford NSW Australia 56cm f5 Dobsonian telescope Field: 17′ Magnification: 354x Sky Quality Meter reading: 21:41 Black Canford paper White pen White pastel pencil White pastel chalk Blending stump This lovely globular cluster was first discovered by Nicolo Cacciatore on 19th of March 1826, and later in the … Continue reading A Great Globular Cluster of the Southern Crown
NGC 4038/4039 “The Antennae” Interacting galaxies Corvus 13/05/10 Ilford NSW Australia 56cm f5 dobsonian telescope Field: 17′ Magnification: 354x Sky Quality Meter reading: 21:35 Black Canford paper White oil pencil White pastel pencil White pastel chalk White pen Blending stump The interacting galaxies NGC 4038/4039 are always good value in any size telescope. In the … Continue reading Beautiful Collision
NGC 4268/4272/4277/4281/4270/IC 3153 Galaxies Ilford NSW Australia 14/05/10 56cm f5 Dobsonian telescope Field: 17′ Magnification: 354x Sky Quality Meter reading: 21:43 Black Canford paper White pen White pencil Soft white pastel chalk White oil pen Blending stump Fine tip paint brush for smoothness Whenever Virgo is well placed in the southern sky I always try … Continue reading So Many Bright Galaxies in One Field
NGC 6266 (M-62) Globular Cluster Ophiuchus 41cm f4.7 Dobsonian telescope Ilford NSW Australia Field: 31′ Magnification: 159x Sky Quality Meter reading: 21:15 Black Canford paper White pen White pencil This Globular Cluster was very pretty at fairly low magnification, some nice stars are scattered throughout the 31′ field Scott Mellish
