Total Solar Eclipse – August 2, 2008 Sketch by Serge Vieillard Serge Vieillard made this sketch of the total solar eclipse of 2008 from the Gobi Desert in China. In the minutes leading up to totality, clouds threatened to hide the event from his eyes. He raced 1000 meters from his initial location to find … Continue reading Eclipse’s Delicate Blossom
NGC 6995 Sketch by Serge Vieillard Serge Vieillard used a 60 cm telescope to observe the Veil Nebula on September 2 from Restefond. He notes that his drawing is really a pale reflection the extraordinary sight through the telescope, where the nebula was large, obvious and extremely detailed. Every detail was complex in structure, and … Continue reading Bones of the Veil
Jupiter – May 5, 2005 Sketch by Serge Vieillard
NGC 7008 Sketch by Serge Vieillard
M17 Sketch by Serge Vieillard Serge Vieillard worked on this detailed drawing of M17 over two nights while visiting Spain in 2007. He used a 46 cm Obsession telescope, a variety of magnifications and an OIII filter to prepare the drawing. He was not satisfied with the proportions of the first night’s sketch and so … Continue reading Omega Blossom
Lunar Occultation of Saturn SeriesSketch by Serge Vieillard
M51 (NGC 5194 and 5195) Sketch by Serge Vieillard Serge Vieillard created this sketch of M51 during three precious minutes he had at the eyepiece of a 60 cm (T600) telescope. The intricate detail that was visible conflicted with the short amount of time he had to record it. Serge notes that he wished he … Continue reading The Swirling Splendor of M51
Vallis SchroteriSketch by Serge Vieillard Vallis Schröteri is the largest sinuous valley on the Moon. It makes its start at a 6 km diameter crater just north of Herodotus crater and widens to 10 km. This area is sometimes referred to as the Cobra’s head. It then winds 160 km and narrows to 500 m … Continue reading The Cobra’s Head
Saturn Sketch by Serge Vieillard While visiting the Sahara in Algeria, Serge Vieillard observed and sketched Saturn on a clear, stable night in January 2008.
NGC 4565 Sketch By Serge Vieillard Located 31 million light years away in the constellation Coma Berenices, lies the spectacular edge-on galaxy, NGC 4565. It’s length is bisected by a prominent dust lane, and is thought to resemble our own Milky Way if viewed from outside. Serge Vieillard sketched this galaxy with graphite pencil, and … Continue reading A Dust Lane Runs Through It
