· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu… uh, User You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Astrophotography and Sketching >> Sketching Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 | 2 | (show all) Achernar Postmaster Reged: 02/25/06 Loc: Mobile, Alabama, USA Sketches made with my new 15-inch       #4507187 - 04/09/11 02:19 PM Attachment (97 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Last weekend I finally had a chance to use my newly finished telescope away from home, and the views did not disappoint. Among the objects I observed, I drew M-3, M-64, M-82, M-104 and M-97, along with the objects NGC-2261 and NGC-4485 and it's companion, NGC-4490. It was amazing how bright some of those objects were despite the worsening sky transparency. Here is a drawing of M-97, whose eyes appeared prominently through an O-III filter. Taras Post Extras:       Andrev Carpal Tunnel Reged: 02/08/11 Loc: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Re: Sketches made with my nw 15-inch [Re: Achernar]       #4507216 - 04/09/11 02:34 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Wow, its nice... Andre. Post Extras:       Jef De Wit Carpal Tunnel Reged: 03/06/09 Loc: Hove, Belgium Re: Sketches made with my nw 15-inch [Re: Andrev]       #4507229 - 04/09/11 02:38 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Must be a pleasure to observe with such a homebuilt scope! Fine sketch, but the central star looks like a square (not round) on my screen. Post Extras:       blb Post Laureate Reged: 11/25/05 Loc: Piedmont NC Re: Sketches made with my nw 15-inch [Re: Jef De Wit]       #4507261 - 04/09/11 02:54 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Yep! Mine too. But still a very nice sketch. Post Extras:       Achernar Postmaster Reged: 02/25/06 Loc: Mobile, Alabama, USA Re: Sketches made with my new 15-inch [Re: Jef De Wit]       #4507265 - 04/09/11 02:55 PM Attachment (46 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Might have been a good on my part there. Anyway, this is a drawing of M-82 made the same night. It was indeed a long awaited pleasure to look as some DSO's without a streetlight nearby. Taras Edited by Achernar (04/09/11 03:15 PM) Post Extras:       joelimite Carpal Tunnel Reged: 09/01/08 Loc: Fayetteville, AR Re: Sketches made with my nw 15-inch [Re: Achernar]       #4507267 - 04/09/11 02:56 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Awesome sketches, Achernar. Can't wait to see the rest of them. Post Extras:       Achernar Postmaster Reged: 02/25/06 Loc: Mobile, Alabama, USA Re: Sketches made with my new 15-inch [Re: joelimite]       #4507292 - 04/09/11 03:10 PM Attachment (43 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   This is a drawing I made of M-64, whose black eye has never until now appeared that clearly to me visually. Taras Post Extras:       Achernar Postmaster Reged: 02/25/06 Loc: Mobile, Alabama, USA Re: Sketches made with my new 15-inch [Re: Achernar]       #4507299 - 04/09/11 03:13 PM Attachment (43 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   This is M-3, which looked like an explosion in a glass factory, there was just too many stars to count all the way to the very bright but tiny inner core. Taras Post Extras:       Achernar Postmaster Reged: 02/25/06 Loc: Mobile, Alabama, USA Re: Sketches made with my new 15-inch [Re: Achernar]       #4507309 - 04/09/11 03:20 PM Attachment (41 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   This is a drawing of M-104, which showed quite a bit of detail at 250X. Taras Post Extras:       joelimite Carpal Tunnel Reged: 09/01/08 Loc: Fayetteville, AR Re: Sketches made with my new 15-inch [Re: Achernar]       #4507693 - 04/09/11 06:58 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Great sketches, especially M104. And congrats on the new scope! Post Extras:       Achernar Postmaster Reged: 02/25/06 Loc: Mobile, Alabama, USA Re: Sketches made with my new 15-inch [Re: joelimite]       #4507719 - 04/09/11 07:19 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks Joelimite, there will be many, many more to come thanks to having this telescope and the 10-inch too. Taras Post Extras:       mattyfatz Carpal Tunnel Reged: 12/27/06 Loc: Boise Idaho Re: Sketches made with my new 15-inch [Re: Achernar]       #4508128 - 04/09/11 11:53 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Great sketches. That 15 inch really pulls in the light.., your ability to capture that is excellent. Edited by mattyfatz (04/09/11 11:53 PM) Post Extras:       frank5817 Postmaster Reged: 06/13/06 Loc: Illinois Re: Sketches made with my new 15-inch [Re: mattyfatz]       #4508328 - 04/10/11 03:03 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Taras, Since you observe and sketch deep sky objects in profusion, a step up to larger aperture must be quite a thrill. Your sketches here are excellent. You can re-sketch all your old friends again and reach many more new targets. Frank Post Extras:       Sol Robbins Carpal Tunnel Reged: 12/01/03 Re: Sketches made with my new 15-inch [Re: frank5817]       #4508596 - 04/10/11 08:59 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Wow! Post Extras:       JanisR newbie Reged: 06/26/08 Loc: Pennsylvania Re: Sketches made with my new 15-inch [Re: Sol Robbins]       #4508719 - 04/10/11 10:02 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Very nice! We can recognize then on sight w/o the info! Post Extras:       Asbytec Guy in a furry hat Reged: 08/08/07 Loc: La Union, PI Re: Sketches made with my new 15-inch [Re: JanisR]       #4509076 - 04/10/11 01:01 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Sweet. Post Extras:       Jeff Young Post Laureate Reged: 08/04/05 Loc: Ireland Re: Sketches made with my new 15-inch [Re: Asbytec]       #4509599 - 04/10/11 06:08 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Very nice, Taras! Love the Sombrero (one that's sadly too low to my horizon to see). Cheers, Jeff. Post Extras:       rolandlinda3 Post Laureate Reged: 01/24/06 Loc: Crozet VA 22932 Re: Sketches made with my new 15-inch [Re: Jeff Young]       #4510092 - 04/10/11 11:02 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   very sweet...and nice. Post Extras:       maroubra_boy sage Reged: 09/08/09 Loc: Sydney, Australia Re: Sketches made with my new 15-inch [Re: rolandlinda3]       #4511109 - 04/11/11 12:35 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Stupendous work there, Taras. Your rendition of M82 is marvelous. So much fine detail you've managed to both see and lay down. And lovely mottling in M64 - gives it a lot of movement! Good stuff, Alex. Post Extras:       niteskystargazer Carpal Tunnel Reged: 10/05/09 Loc: 41-43'-28" N 87-42'-39" W Re: Sketches made with my new 15-inch [Re: Achernar]       #4511170 - 04/11/11 01:08 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Taras, , on all of your nice sketches . CS,KLU, , Tom Post Extras:       lunar Carpal Tunnel Reged: 07/03/10 Loc: NY, United Sates Re: Sketches made with my new 15-inch [Re: niteskystargazer]       #4511412 - 04/11/11 02:57 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Very nice sketches! I love studying M82 through the eyepiece of my 10" reflector, just checking out all of the detail I could possibly see with the aperture. You certainly have caught a lot! Clear Skies, Brandon Doyle Post Extras:       CarlosEH Postmaster Reged: 01/19/05 Loc: Pembroke Pines, Broward County... Re: Sketches made with my new 15-inch [Re: lunar]       #4513039 - 04/12/11 10:13 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Taras, An excellent set of deep sky observations made using your new instrument (Congratulations!). You have recorded all of the objects very nicely. The new 15-inch reflector must provide some very sharp and bright views of the objects rendered. Thank you sharing them with us all. Carlos Post Extras:       Achernar Postmaster Reged: 02/25/06 Loc: Mobile, Alabama, USA Re: Sketches made with my new 15-inch [Re: CarlosEH]       #4513457 - 04/12/11 01:39 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks everyone, I'm glad everyone enjoyed them. There will of course be more to come, once some clear skies without the moon returns. Given the fantastic views the 10-inch gives from a dark site, I can only expect even better views through the 15-inch. Taras Post Extras:       Rutilus Pooh-Bah Reged: 12/17/10 Re: Sketches made with my new 15-inch [Re: niteskystargazer]       #4516049 - 04/13/11 05:00 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Fantastic work Taras, Your drawings take me back to the days when I observed with a 14 inch reflector. Post Extras:       John K Carpal Tunnel Reged: 12/26/05 Loc: Vernon BC Canada Re: Sketches made with my new 15-inch [Re: Rutilus]       #4521342 - 04/16/11 12:03 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Taras great work.I too came from a 10" to a 15" ,your gonna love a dark sky.Sketching will start to become intimidating with all the detail the 15 will bring. Post Extras:       Achernar Postmaster Reged: 02/25/06 Loc: Mobile, Alabama, USA Re: Sketches made with my new 15-inch [Re: John K]       #4521460 - 04/16/11 02:04 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Boy, you're not kidding, I couldn't keep up with everything that was visible when I looked at the Orion Nebula. It gets even harder to sketch things through even larger telescopes, have you ever seen M-42 through a 25-inch? It starts to look like a Hubble photo. Thanks for the thumbs up by the way Rutilus and John, I'm very happy with how things have worked out since the telescope was two years in the making. Taras Post Extras:       pavel member Reged: 07/25/10 Loc: St.-Petersburg,Russia Re: Sketches made with my new 15-inch [Re: Achernar]       #4554539 - 05/01/11 04:30 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Wow! Fine, thank you! Post Extras:       Ildi member Reged: 04/10/11 Loc: Romania Re: Sketches made with my new 15-inch [Re: niteskystargazer]       #4554548 - 05/01/11 04:48 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Wow, these are some amasing sketches! Post Extras:       Tommy5 Carpal Tunnel Reged: 03/28/04 Loc: Chicagoland Re: Sketches made with my new 15-inch [Re: Ildi]       #4555072 - 05/01/11 12:36 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   great sketches lots of detail, your new scope is giving superb views . Edited by Tommy5 (05/01/11 12:37 PM) Post Extras:       Pages: 1 | 2 | (show all) Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 1 registered and 25 anonymous users are browsing this forum. Moderator:  Undermidnight, cildarith  Print Thread Forum Permissions       You cannot start new topics       You cannot reply to topics       HTML is disabled       UBBCode is enabled Thread views: 2910 Jump to *Announcements and News* -----   Cloudy Nights Announcements   Discussion of CN Articles, Reviews, and Reports   Celestial Events*General Astronomy* -----   Beginners Forum   General Observing and Astronomy   Outreach   Light Pollution*Equipment Discussions* -----   ATM, Optics and DIY Forum   Binoculars   Binoviewers   Cats & Casses   Classic Telescopes   Equipment   Eyepieces   Mounts   Observatories   Reflectors   Refractors    Video and Electronically Assisted Astronomy*Astrophotography and Sketching* -----   Beginning and Intermediate Imaging   Film Astrophotography   DSLR & Digital Camera Astro Imaging & Processing   CCD Imaging & Processing   Solar System Imaging & Processing   Sketching   Astro Imaging/Sketching Contest *Observing* -----   NEO   Planetary and Solar System Observing   Lunar Observing   Deep Sky Observing   Double Star Observing   Solar   Variable Star Observing and Radio Astronomy*Telescope Specific Forums* -----   Celestron NexStar    NexStar GPS / CPC Telescopes   Questar Forum   Meade ACF/RCX / LX / GPS    Meade ETX*Speciality Forums* -----   Arizona Science and Astronomy Expo   NEAF (Northeast Astronomy Forum) and NEAIC (Northeast Astro Imaging Conference)   AstroArt   Astronomy Clubs and Star Parties   Astronomy Software & Computers   AstroWebsites   Science! Astronomy & Space Exploration, and Others   Space Rocks   Stellar Media*Swap and Shop* -----   Shop and Swap Audio Components*CN Feedback and Vendor Announcements* -----   Vendor and Group Announcements*International Year of Astronomy 2009 - Forums are now closed.* -----   IYA Archive Info CN Forums Home

Cloudy Nights LLC Cloudy Nights Sponsor: Astronomics