# Object Name: The Hyades # Object Type: Open Cluster # Location: Barcelona (Spain) # Date: 2010-11-05; 23h 30m U.T. # Media: White paper, HB2 graphite pencil, scanned and colored with Photoshop # Binoculars: 10×50 with tripod. # Seeing: 4/5 (5= The best) # Transparency: Clear. Moderate light pollution. Without Moon # Constelation: Taurus # … Continue reading Spectral Colors of the Hyades
Object Name: Kemble’s Cascade Object Type: Asterism Location: Barcelona (Spain) Date: 2010-10-15; 22h 18m U.T. Media: White paper, HB2 graphite pencil, and scanned with Photoshop Binoculars: Celestron Skymaster 15×70 with tripod. Seeing: 3/5 (5= The best) Transparency: Clear. Moderate light pollution. Moon 60% iluminated Constelation: Camelopardalis Position: R.A.: 03h 57.4m / Dec: +63ยบ 04′ This … Continue reading Kemble’s Cascade in Camelopardalis
Mars – January 30, 2010Sketch and Details by Oscar Ll. (Almach) Mars with a CAT 5″ (2010-1-30) – Sketch by Oscar Ll. (Nickname: almach) This is an example of how we can see these days Mars with a 5? telescope. The real sketch is at bottom beside the magnification (250x, near the limits of my … Continue reading Mars – January 30, 2010
Messier 46 and NGC 2438 Sketch and Details by Oscar Ll. (Almach) Object Type: Open Cluster – Planetary Nebula Location: Barcelona – Spain M46 is one of my favorites open cluster. But is necessary dark skies without light pollution in order to enjoy with its view. This open cluster practically fills the eyepiece field with … Continue reading Open Cluster with a Surprise
Orions Belt Asterism Sketch and Details by Oscar Ll. (Almach) Orion’s Belt with 15×70 binoculars – Sketch by Oscar Ll. (Nickname: almach) Object Type: Asterism Location: Barcelona – Spain 2009 November, 16 To start enjoying astronomy is not necessary to have a telescope. With a few simple binoculars, affordable to everyone, you can see a … Continue reading Orion’s Belt
NGC 7662, The Blue Snowball, a planetary nebula in Andromeda Sketch and Details by Oscar Ll. (Nickname: almach) NGC7662 is one of my favorite planetary nebula for one simple reason: I can see a delicate blue color on it, something unusual in deep sky objects. The sketch was made with a HB2 pencil with a … Continue reading Late Summer Snowball
