Mars at Opposition 2014

Mars at  2014 Opposition - Chart is comprised of sketches from 19 separate observations
Mars at 2014 Opposition – Chart is comprised of sketches from 19 separate observations
Mars at Opposition 2014 - Chart is comprised of 19 separate sketches
Mars at Opposition 2014 – Chart is comprised of 19 separate sketches

Hello,
I made ​​19 drawings during the opposition of Mars in 2014, observed T400 x450 750. Prior work finalized in color, I kept on files other than the “gross eye” picture. This allows me to offer two world maps: one color, the other from these crude drawings.
The method:
– Flattening drawings with the “MAP” function IRIS software;
– Creation of a mosaic with a logicile retourche image of the best areas of each drawing.

Bonjour,
J’ai réalisé 19 dessins lors l’opposition martienne de 2014, observé au T400 x450 à 750. Avant le travail de finalisation en couleur, j’ai conservé sur des fichiers à part l’image “brute d’oculaire” . Cela me permet de vous proposer 2 planisphères : l’un en couleur, l’autre à partir de ces dessins bruts.
La méthode :
– mise à plat des dessins avec la fonction “MAP” du logiciel IRIS;
– réalisation d’une mosaique avec un logicile de retourche d’image des meilleurs zones de chaque dessin.

Serge

Hubble’s Variable Nebula

Hubble's Variable Nebula
Hubble’s Variable Nebula

Hey ASOD!

I send this time a most interesting nebula for amateur-astronomers,
the light- variable Hubbles nebula! Info on my sketch.
The observation was made from Trondheim, Norway.
I used color-crayons on black paper.

Have a good time and dark sky from Per-Jonny Bremseth.
N.B. : In Norway it is summer, and the sky is light, so nothing to see of stars!

Mars

Mars - April 28, 2014
Mars – April 28, 2014
Mars - April 30, 2014
Mars – April 30, 2014

Please find attached 2 of my recent Mars observations from this week rendered with Watercolour paints.

I used my 153mm Triplet F9 refractor, binoviewer and neodymium filter, 15mm Tele vue panoptic eyepieces yielding 215x.

I hope that they are of interest. Seeing was difficult on both occasions, but I have enjoyed seeing the bright clouds which the refractor has shown ably.

Kind regards, Dale

Do you want to know more about my interest in astronomy? If so take a look at my Website: http://www.chippingdaleobservatory.com/

Keep up to date with observations from Chippingdale Observatory by reading the Blog http://chippingdaleobservatory.com/blog/

PanSTARRS C/2012 K1 and STF1758

PanSTARRS C/2012 K1 and STF1758 from the Olivier Planchon Observatory located near the nice small village of Bauduen, France. May 1, 2014
PanSTARRS C/2012 K1 and STF1758 from the Olivier Planchon Observatory located near the nice small village of Bauduen, France. May 1, 2014
PanSTARRS C/2012 K1 and STF1758 - May 1, 2014
PanSTARRS C/2012 K1 and STF1758 – May 1, 2014

Object Name (PanSTARRS C/2012 K1 and STF1758)
Object Type (Comet and Double Star)
Location (OAB – Observatoire Astronomique de Bauduen)
Date (May 1st, 2014)
Media (graphite pencil, watercolor, white 300gr paper)

Ahhh, this night I really enjoyed myself! Imagine a unlikely place of beauty, the St. Croix lake, with the emerald waters of the “gorges du Verdon” and just above a sky of dream.
Between the two: the Olivier Planchon Observatory located near the nice small village of Bauduen. In the observatory a heavy reflector holding a main mirror of 24″ (620mm) f/d 3.3, a series of brand new Ethos eyepieces and voila.
My pencils show the target of the moment: another comet PanSTARRS, still quite small, but just near the comet a very pretty double star.
My friend “Apilaure” a specialist of double stars, talks about this double:
– It is also called STF1758, a Struve of 1830. The separation was 3.4” in 2010. It is more than likely a physical double because Hipparcos gives the same parallax for A and B, so a distance of 279 light year. The couple turns slowly, 15° in almost 2 centuries.

This is undoubtedly the superb material and this nice double, that I was deprived of the sight of the ion tail, I will return in this observatory, that’s more than sure!

I wish all the best to the ASOD community !

http://astro.aquarellia.com

Michel Deconinck

The Sword of Azzinoth

M42 and M43 The Great Nebula of Orion
M42 and M43 The Great Nebula of Orion

Objeto: M42 – M43

Observador: Hernan “Moska” Garcia

Telescopio: United Optics 80 ED Fiber Carbon

Ocular: BST Explorer Dual ED 18mm

Hora y Fecha: 22:00 hrs – 28 de Marzo de 2014

Lugar: Doyle, Buenos Aires, Argentina


Hernan “Moska” Garcia

Administrador de Espacio Profundo – Foro Argentino de Astronomia

Mars: May 06, 2014

Mars - May 6th 2014
Mars – May 6th 2014
Mars - May 6th 2014 colorized
Mars – May 6th 2014 colorized

Mars: May 06, 2014

Earth’s atmosphere was only permitting a mediocre view at best.
To the south bright Hellas was visible up to the limb. Mare Tyrrhenum, Mare Cimmerium and southern Syrtis Major all appeared dark, contrasting nicely with lighter Libya and Aeria. The northern reaches of Syrtis Major appeared much lighter than the southern parts. Alcyonius Nodus was intermittently visible.
A portion of Elysium could be seen but was mostly cloud covered. Utopia and the North Polar cap were plainly visible. Limb haze was present on both the preceding and following limbs.
It is always a pleasure to view and attempt to make a sketch of Mars.

Equipment and Sketching:

This is an eyepiece sketch made with a HB graphite pencil, blending stumps, white Pearl eraser on white sketching paper. Colorized version made indoors from the eyepiece sketch and notes on the colors needed from colored pencils.
Date 05/06/2014 – Time 04:10 – 05:15 UT
Telescope: 13.1 inch f/5.9 Dobsonian and 6mm eyepiece 333x with a Neodymium filter stacked on a neutral density filter; An Equatorial platform was also used
Temperature: 6°C (43°F)
Partly cloudy, breezy
Transparency 3/5
Seeing: Antoniadi III-IV

Mars: May 06, 2014 04:30 UT
CM254°, Dist. 0.66 AU
Dia. 14.15”, visual mag. -1.1
Illum.96.5 %

Frank McCabe

Coma Cluster

Coma Cluster panorama sketch
Coma Cluster panorama sketch

“Coma Cluster” is a rich galaxy cluster, which reveals dozens of galaxies even through an amateur telescope under right conditions. This is a panoramic sketch, which shows ~15 of it’s members, with magnitudes down to 14

Object: “Coma cluster” (Abell 1656)
Type : Cluster of galaxies
Location: Negev desert, Israel, ~6.8 mag. sky.
Date: 04-05/04/2013 ; 02:00.
Instrument: 250mm F/5 Newtonian, 13mm Vixen LVW and 6.7mm ES82.
Media Graphite pencil sketch on a white paper. Inverted and processed in Photoshop.

Five Galaxies in Our Nearby Supercluster

Galaxies from left to right M 60, NGC 4647, NGC 4638, M 59 and NGC 4606
Galaxies from left to right M 60, NGC 4647, NGC 4638, M 59 and NGC 4606

• Object Name: From left to right: M 60, NGC 4647, NGC 4638, M 59 and NGC 4606
• Object Type: Gxs
• Location: Bonilla – Cuemca España
• Date: 03/05/2013
• Media: Graphite Pencil HB 2, torchon 1 and 130g drawing sheet
• Inverted color and processed GIMP 2.8

Greetings to all visitors of this page.

PVG. Alcorcon, Madrid 03/05/2013

M44 The Beehive Cluster

M44, The Beehive Cluster
M44, The Beehive Cluster

Howdy friends!

I want to introduce you to M44 watched from my spot. This is an interesting object even to be observed from a high polluted place like Madrid.
I hope you like it.

Object Name: M44 – The beehive cluster / Praesepe / Cúmulo del pesebre.
Object Type: Open Cluster
Constellation: Cancer; R.A.: 08h 40,1m; Dec: +19° 59′
Location: Madrid (City Center)
Date: April 28th 2014 23:00 h.(CET)
Temperature: 13 ºC
Seeing: 4/5
Telescope: Celestron nexstar 5′ S/C.
Eyepiece: 25 mm celestron + Barlow 2x.
Magnification: 100x
Filter: Astronomik UHC-E.
Media: Graphite pencil on white paper. Scanned and then inverted and processed image with GIMP

Regards and clear skies!