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
NGC 4594 (M104) The Sombrero Galaxy Sketch and Details by Scott Mellish NGC 4594 (M-104) Galaxy Ilford NSW Australia 30/05/08 56cm f5 dobsonian Field: 15′ Magnification: 314x Constellation: Virgo Sky Quality meter reading: 21:36 I had not long got my home made 56cm dob up and running with a Servo-Cat drive installed, and was still … Continue reading Hat Dance
