NGC 5286Sketch and Details by Scott Mellish NGC 5286 Globular Cluster Centaurus 18/03/10 Ilford NSW Australia 56cm f5 Dobsonian telescope Field: 27′ Magnification: 218x Sky Quality Meter reading: 21:39 This rather quaint little globular cluster was mostly resolved in the 56cm dob at 218x mag. The bright orange/yellow tinged star in the field is the … Continue reading NGC 5286
NGC 5291 Sketch and Details by Scott Mellish NGC 5291/”Seashell Galaxy” MCG -5-33-5 Interacting galaxies Centaurus Ilford NSW Australia 21/02/10 56cm f5.0 Dobsonian telescope Field: 15′ Magnification: 314x Sky Quality Meter reading: 21:60 Black Canford paper White pen White pastel chalk Soft white pencil White oil pencil This strange little pair of galaxies first … Continue reading NGC 5291 – The Seashell
NGC 1313Sketch and Details by Scott Mellish NGC 1313 Star Burst Galaxy Reticulum 12/12/09 Ilford NSW Australia 56cm f5 Dobsonian Field: 17′ Magnification: 354x Sky Quality Meter reading 21:67 Black Canford paper White pen White pastel Soft white pencil White oil pencil Blending stump I was not all that impressed with the quality of the … Continue reading Ramshackle in Reticulum
AGCS 1014Sketch and Details by Scott Mellish AGCS 1014 Galaxy cluster Octans 13/12/09 Ilford NSW Australia 56cm f5.0 Dobsonian telescope Field: 15′ Magnification: 314x Sky Quality Meter reading 21:72 White pen White oil pencil Soft white pencil The far southern circumpolar constellation of Octans is not often considered rich in deep sky objects, at least … Continue reading AGCS 1014 Galaxy Cluster
ESO 350-40Hover mouse over image to view labelsSketch and Details by Scott Mellish ESO 350-40 The “Cartwheel Galaxy” Ring Galaxy Ilford NSW Australia 13/12/09 56cm f5 Dobsonian telescope Field: 27′ 218x magnification Sky Quality Meter reading 21:76 Black Canford paper White oil pencil White pen White pastel chalk The enigmatic Cartwheel Galaxy is a tough … Continue reading ESO 350-40 Cartwheel Galaxy
NGC 6302 – The Bug NebulaSketch and Details by Scott Mellish NGC 6302 “The Bug Nebula” Planetary Nebula Sagittarius 19/09/09 Ilford NSW Australia 56cm f5 dobsonian Field: 15′ Magnification: 314x Sky Quality Meter reading: 21:38 Black Canford paper White pen White pencil White pastel chalk Blending stump It had been a while since I visited … Continue reading NGC 6302 – The Bug Nebula
NGC 104 / 47 TucanaeSketch and Details by Scott Mellish NGC 104/ 47 Tucanae Globular Cluster Ilford NSW Australia 17/10/09 56cm f5 Dobsonian Telescope Field: 17′ Magnification: 354x Sky Quality Meter reading: 21:78 White pen Soft white pencil Hard white pencil White pastel chalk I have made numerous attempts at sketching this remarkable globular cluster … Continue reading 47 Tucanae
NGC 3199 HII Region-Wolf-Rayet Shell Carina 30/04/03 Ilford NSW Australia 41cm f4.7 Dobsonian Telescope Field 40′ Magnification: 100x with Oxygen III filter Black Canford paper White pen White pencil White pastel chalk Blending stump Only some 4deg from the Keyhole Nebula lies this lovely diffuse nebula surrounded by numerous pretty stars, one of which is … Continue reading Hostile Serenity
The Pavo Group of Galaxies Sketch and Details by Scott Mellish From left to right: IC 4970/NGC 6872/ PGC 64439/ NGC 6876/ NGC 6877/ NGC 6880/ IC 4981 Galaxies 24/07/09 Ilford NSW Australia 56cm f5 Dobsonian Field: 27′ Magnification: 218x Sky quality meter reading: 21:64 This has always been a nice collection of galaxies to … Continue reading Necklace of Nebulae
NGC 2244, The Rosette Nebula Sketch and Details by Scott Mellish Rosette Nebula/NGC 2244 Emission Nebula and Open Star Cluster Ilford NSW Australia 09/02/97 Black Canford paper White pen White pencil White pastel chalk Blending stump Black Pastel chalk 41cm f4.7 Dobsonian telescope 86x Magnification with Oxygen III Filter This is one of my older … Continue reading A Rose By Any Other Name
