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] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Astrophotography and Sketching >> Sketching Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 Erix Toad Lily Reged: 12/25/04 Posts: 20449 Loc: Ohio, USA M108 and M97 sketches       #2418772 - 05/25/08 02:26 PM Attachment (20 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   DSO report Here are two sketches I did last night during my observing session with the ED80. Sketch media: Copy paper, Jeremy Perez’ DSO templates, .5mm mechanical pencil, graphite stickSketch media: -------------------- Erika 10" LX200 Classic, ETX70-AT, DS Maxscope 60mm, 12" Truss Dob, Orion ED80, WO Binoviewers, 10x50's and 7x50's Binoculars, Rebel XT 350 Having Fun in the Sun! More solar fun: 2007 July - tracking NOAA10963 Support bacteria. It's the only culture some people have. Post Extras:       Erix Toad Lily Reged: 12/25/04 Posts: 20449 Loc: Ohio, USA Re: M108 and M97 sketches [Re: Erix]       #2418774 - 05/25/08 02:26 PM Attachment (15 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   m108 -------------------- Erika 10" LX200 Classic, ETX70-AT, DS Maxscope 60mm, 12" Truss Dob, Orion ED80, WO Binoviewers, 10x50's and 7x50's Binoculars, Rebel XT 350 Having Fun in the Sun! More solar fun: 2007 July - tracking NOAA10963 Support bacteria. It's the only culture some people have. Post Extras:       rodelaet Carpal Tunnel Reged: 04/28/06 Posts: 2655 Loc: 50°56' N - 4°58' E (Belgium) Re: M108 and M97 sketches [Re: Erix]       #2419081 - 05/25/08 05:31 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Erika, Excellent work on those sketches and nice report!! I know that these targets are not the easiest to go after with an 80mm. Not only do you master the sun and the moon, you're also very good at sketching DSO's. I look forward to more... -------------------- Rony My Astronomy Sketches My Binocular Sketches Post Extras:       frank5817 Post Laureate Reged: 06/13/06 Posts: 3041 Loc: Illinois Re: M108 and M97 sketches [Re: rodelaet]       #2419377 - 05/25/08 08:27 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Erika, Great sketching. These are tough enough targets for telescopes of twice the diameter. The inverted pairing is an excellent touch. Very nice Erika. Frank Post Extras:       Erix Toad Lily Reged: 12/25/04 Posts: 20449 Loc: Ohio, USA Re: M108 and M97 sketches [Re: rodelaet]       #2419390 - 05/25/08 08:34 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thank you Rony. I was actually thinking of you a few times last night during my observation because of how successful you are using smaller aperture on DSO's. It took me a while to find M108, even though I knew I had my scope pointed in right area. I don't use GOTO, in fact I don't bother aligning my scope at night most of the time. I unlock the clutches, using my Telrad as a finder, then when I'm in the neighborhood, I lock the clutches and slew in slow motion until I find the target, letting the mount track for me afterwards. It sure felt good once I finally detected it. -------------------- Erika 10" LX200 Classic, ETX70-AT, DS Maxscope 60mm, 12" Truss Dob, Orion ED80, WO Binoviewers, 10x50's and 7x50's Binoculars, Rebel XT 350 Having Fun in the Sun! More solar fun: 2007 July - tracking NOAA10963 Support bacteria. It's the only culture some people have. Post Extras:       Erix Toad Lily Reged: 12/25/04 Posts: 20449 Loc: Ohio, USA Re: M108 and M97 sketches [Re: Erix]       #2419402 - 05/25/08 08:39 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thank you, Frank. I've got new trusses and clamps ordered from Moonlight for my dob. Once they get here, I'll be able to start using the truss for hunting down DSO's again. This ED80 sure is a sweet scope though and half the fun is trying to find the really hard targets for a scope that size....well hard for me, seeing as how I usually observe the most obvious star in the neighborhood. -------------------- Erika 10" LX200 Classic, ETX70-AT, DS Maxscope 60mm, 12" Truss Dob, Orion ED80, WO Binoviewers, 10x50's and 7x50's Binoculars, Rebel XT 350 Having Fun in the Sun! More solar fun: 2007 July - tracking NOAA10963 Support bacteria. It's the only culture some people have. Post Extras:       Special Ed Post Laureate Reged: 05/18/03 Posts: 3531 Loc: Greenbrier Co., WV 38N, 80W Re: M108 and M97 sketches [Re: Erix]       #2420180 - 05/26/08 07:51 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Erika, Nice work on these two faint fuzzies. -------------------- Michael Rosolina 8" f/10 Orange Tube SCT 4.25" f/4.2 Astroscan Reflector SVP 3.6" f/13.6 CA Reflector 40mm PST f/10 APM Germany HD 15x70 binoculars Canon 12x36 IS II binoculars Mark I Eyeball My CN Gallery Post Extras:       Erix Toad Lily Reged: 12/25/04 Posts: 20449 Loc: Ohio, USA Re: M108 and M97 sketches [Re: Special Ed]       #2420391 - 05/26/08 10:38 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks Michael. -------------------- Erika 10" LX200 Classic, ETX70-AT, DS Maxscope 60mm, 12" Truss Dob, Orion ED80, WO Binoviewers, 10x50's and 7x50's Binoculars, Rebel XT 350 Having Fun in the Sun! More solar fun: 2007 July - tracking NOAA10963 Support bacteria. It's the only culture some people have. Post Extras:       rolandlinda3 Carpal Tunnel Reged: 01/24/06 Posts: 1612 Loc: Crozet VA 22932 Re: M108 and M97 sketches [Re: Erix]       #2423630 - 05/27/08 09:34 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Very nice, Erika. I don't think I remember seeing your DSO sketches before but I am sure you have done them. Roland Post Extras:       cildarith Carpal Tunnel Reged: 08/26/04 Posts: 2122 Loc: San Diego, CA Re: M108 and M97 sketches [Re: rolandlinda3]       #2428863 - 05/30/08 11:04 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Nice work, Erika! -------------------- Eric 6" f/6 Parks Newtonian 10x50 Bushnell Binocs CN Sketch Gallery Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 1 registered and 3 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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