Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Cloudy Nights - Official Forums of the 2009 International Year of Astronomy 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] Forum Archives · Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Astrophotography and Sketching >> Sketching Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 rodelaet Post Laureate Reged: 04/28/06 Posts: 3063 Loc: 50°56' N - 4°58' E (Belgium) Binocular Icon 8 : Dazzling Regulus.       #2355164 - 04/27/08 02:32 PM Attachment (36 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   An interesting object for the binocular astronomer is Regulus, Alpha Leonis. Regulus forms a wide magnitude-contrast duo with a fainter companion. Their separation is a whopping 177 arc seconds. But it’s a challenging task to discover the 8th magnitude companion in the glare produced by the 1.3 magnitude Regulus. Bear in mind that Regulus is 400 times brighter than his companion. Of the brightest stars in the sky, Regulus is closest to the ecliptic, and is regularly occulted by the Moon. The brighter ‘star’ at the left edge of the sketch is the mighty planet Saturn. There are occasions that Titan can be detected in my pair of binoculars, but at the time of the observation, Titan was too close to Saturn to be discerned. Observing data: Site : Sourbrodt, Belgium Date : April 26, 2008 Time : around 22.30UT Binoculars : Bresser 8x56 FOV: 5.9° Filter : none Mount : Trico Machine Sky Window Seeing : 3/5 Transp. : 4/5 Nelm : 6.0 Sketch Orientation : N up, W right. Digital sketch made with PhotoPaint, based on a raw pencil sketch. Edited by rodelaet (04/27/08 02:34 PM) Post Extras:       frank5817 Post Laureate Reged: 06/13/06 Posts: 4034 Loc: Illinois Re: Binocular Icon 8 : Dazzling Regulus. [Re: rodelaet]       #2355652 - 04/27/08 06:40 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Rony, I like this sketch sir. Very nice work on the colors of Saturn and the stars. Is that 31 Leonis at the bottom of your drawing? Keep going with these binocular sketches, they are just wonderful. Frank -------------------- my gallery Post Extras:       rolandlinda3 Carpal Tunnel Reged: 01/24/06 Posts: 2223 Loc: Crozet VA 22932 Re: Binocular Icon 8 : Dazzling Regulus. [Re: rodelaet]       #2355963 - 04/27/08 08:44 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I sure like the whole series, Rony. Nice work. Sure says a lot for the ease of use of the equipment also. I have to get one of these things. Good sketching. I especially like the cluster work but it sure looks like lots of hours positioning stars on the paper. You must be fast at it! Roland -------------------- Roland Sketches in members galleries: rolandlinda3 Inspirational stories/sketches at: www.christworksministries.org Post Extras:       rodelaet Post Laureate Reged: 04/28/06 Posts: 3063 Loc: 50°56' N - 4°58' E (Belgium) Re: Binocular Icon 8 : Dazzling Regulus. [Re: rolandlinda3]       #2357669 - 04/28/08 03:36 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Frank and Roland, thanks for the mild words. Frank, I had to look it up, but yep, it is 31 Leonis. Pardon my lack of knowledge, but is that star special to you? -------------------- Rony My Astronomical Sketches My Binocular Sketches Callibrate your Monitor with this little strip. Post Extras:       cildarith Carpal Tunnel Reged: 08/26/04 Posts: 2356 Loc: San Diego, CA Re: Binocular Icon 8 : Dazzling Regulus. [Re: rodelaet]       #2357722 - 04/28/08 03:59 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Great sketch, Rony! -------------------- Eric 6" f/6 Parks Newtonian 10x50 Bushnell Binocs CN Sketch Gallery||MinDat Mineral Gallery Post Extras:       rodelaet Post Laureate Reged: 04/28/06 Posts: 3063 Loc: 50°56' N - 4°58' E (Belgium) Re: Binocular Icon 8 : Dazzling Regulus. [Re: cildarith]       #2360074 - 04/29/08 04:54 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks for the compliments, Eric. -------------------- Rony My Astronomical Sketches My Binocular Sketches Callibrate your Monitor with this little strip. Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 1 registered and 0 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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