· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article    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 43 : NGC 752 in Andromeda.       #2725028 - 10/29/08 05:34 PM Attachment (35 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   On a very clear night in the French Alps, I was enjoying the naked eye view of the two galaxies M31 and M33. I don’t often have the opportunity to admire both without optical aid. While I was pondering about the millions of light-years the naked eye could see, I suddenly realised that a third deep-sky object was visible as well. A soft glow, larger than the full moon, was visible a little 10° NE of M33, between Triangulum and Andromeda. What object could that be, so easily visible? I aimed my binoculars at that spot and discovered the large and scattered open cluster NGC 752. How nice, three naked eye objects so close together. If you can not see NGC 752 with the naked eye, use Gamma Andromedae as your starting point and turn your binoculars 5° SSW of it. With a brightness of mag 5.5 and an apparent diameter of 50’, NGC 752 is a noteworthy binocular object. The cluster is actually best appreciated in low power instruments. The cluster is very old: 1.4 to 2 billion years. It is not a very large cluster; it just appears large because it is only 1200 l-y’s away. Site : Le Castellard Melan, France ( 44° N ) Date : September 29, 2008 Time : around 20.30UT Binoculars : TS Marine 15x70 FOV: 4.4° Filter : none Mount : Trico Machine Sky Window Seeing : 2/5 Transp. : 4/5 Sky brightness : 21.35 magnitudes per square arc second near zenith (SQM reading). Nelm: 6.4 Sketch Orientation: N up, W right. Digital sketch made with Corel Paint Shop Pro X2, based on a raw pencil sketch. (Note: if the sketch does look too dark on your monitor, try to darken the room.) -------------------- Rony My Astronomical Sketches My Binocular Sketches Callibrate your Monitor with this little strip. Post Extras:       cildarith Carpal Tunnel Reged: 08/26/04 Posts: 2357 Loc: San Diego, CA Re: Binocular Icon 43 : NGC 752 in Andromeda. [Re: rodelaet]       #2725190 - 10/29/08 06:49 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Beautiful sketch, Rony! -------------------- Eric 6" f/6 Parks Newtonian 10x50 Bushnell Binocs CN Sketch Gallery||MinDat Mineral Gallery Post Extras:       frank5817 Post Laureate Reged: 06/13/06 Posts: 4084 Loc: Illinois Re: Binocular Icon 43 : NGC 752 in Andromeda. [Re: cildarith]       #2725398 - 10/29/08 08:52 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Rony, Beautiful! And think this old cluster broke out of it's cocoon long ago with no visible traces left except these beautiful stars. Nicely done. Frank -------------------- my gallery Edited by frank5817 (10/29/08 08:53 PM) Post Extras:       garbazo journeyman Reged: 10/19/08 Posts: 8 Loc: Seattle, WA Re: Binocular Icon 43 : NGC 752 in Andromeda. [Re: frank5817]       #2725484 - 10/29/08 09:51 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Very nice! I stumbled on NGC 752 myself the other evening when looking for something to sketch, but chickened out on this rich, dim star field before opting for Gamma Aries instead. Both this sketch and your earlier one of M45 really capture the beauty of these objects. I can't look at your drawings without being taken back in memory to recent evenings under the stars. Thanks for sharing! Post Extras:       WadeVC Carpal Tunnel Reged: 12/02/05 Posts: 2831 Loc: Lodi, California, Re: Binocular Icon 43 : NGC 752 in Andromeda. [Re: garbazo]       #2725519 - 10/29/08 10:09 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Rony, A beautiful rendering of a often overlooked OC, and one that I always enjoy observing in a 2" EP. Your sketch captures this object wonderfully. -------------------- Orion XTi10 f/4.7 Orion XTi8 f/5.9 Meade NGC 70mm f/10 Orion UltraView 10x50 Wide-Angle Binoculars My Sketch Gallery My Astronomy Blog A wise man can see more from the bottom of a well than a fool can from a mountain top. Post Extras:       CarlosEH Post Laureate Reged: 01/19/05 Posts: 4132 Loc: Pembroke Pines, Broward County... Re: Binocular Icon 43 : NGC 752 in Andromeda. [Re: WadeVC]       #2725819 - 10/30/08 02:32 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Rony, A beautiful and photographic-like observation of this impressive open cluster in Andromeda. The main stars appear as a "slithering snake." Thank you for sharing it with us all. Links: http://www.hawastsoc.org/deepsky/maps/and/and1.gif http://starryvistas.net/Gallery/NGC752/NGC752.aspx Carlos -------------------- Post Extras:       keef member Reged: 12/27/06 Posts: 48 Loc: Derby, Derbyshire, UK Re: Binocular Icon 43 : NGC 752 in Andromeda. [Re: CarlosEH]       #2725844 - 10/30/08 03:41 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I'm running out of compliments! lol -------------------- Celestron 114EQ CG-3 Pentax Optio M20 (P&S) Canon 400D Bressar 10x50 Revelation 15x70 (w/ Heavy duty 'L' adapter) NexImage Solar System Imager The GIMP (Image processing software) Stellarium My Site: http://www.derbyskywatcher.co.uk Location: Derby, UK - Lat: 52.91N Lon: 1.47W Post Extras:       Mark9473 Post Laureate Reged: 07/21/05 Posts: 3204 Loc: 51°N 4°E Re: Binocular Icon 43 : NGC 752 in Andromeda. [Re: keef]       #2726645 - 10/30/08 03:22 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Rony, a favourite object, and now a favourite sketch - many thanks! -------------------- Mark Leica 8x20; Vixen 8x42; Swift 8.5x44, 10x50 and 20x80; TS 7x50; Orion 15x63; Docter 15x60 WO Megrez II 80 FD + Baader 90° T2 Amici Post Extras:       rodelaet Post Laureate Reged: 04/28/06 Posts: 3063 Loc: 50°56' N - 4°58' E (Belgium) Re: Binocular Icon 43 : NGC 752 in Andromeda. [Re: Mark9473]       #2727802 - 10/31/08 08:22 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks for the kind compliments, guys! -------------------- Rony My Astronomical Sketches My Binocular Sketches Callibrate your Monitor with this little strip. Post Extras:       xfile101 scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 12/08/07 Posts: 759 Loc: Ocean Gate, NJ Re: Binocular Icon 43 : NGC 752 in Andromeda. [Re: rodelaet]       #2733146 - 11/03/08 03:20 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Man, how I love these Binocular Icon series -------------------- Orion XT8I Celestron 114EQ Firstscope Meade 70mm Astroscan Post Extras:       rodelaet Post Laureate Reged: 04/28/06 Posts: 3063 Loc: 50°56' N - 4°58' E (Belgium) Re: Binocular Icon 43 : NGC 752 in Andromeda. [Re: xfile101]       #2733272 - 11/03/08 04:34 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Frank, Thank you! I'm glad that you like these sketches. -------------------- Rony My Astronomical Sketches My Binocular Sketches Callibrate your Monitor with this little strip. Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 0 registered and 1 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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