· 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 JayinUT I'm not Sleepy Reged: 09/19/08 Loc: Utah NGC 1535 Planetary Nebula       #2960083 - 03/03/09 12:09 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   This is a digital sketch based on my live observation and sketch on February 19, 2009. I used the following magnifications of 92x, 184x and 266x. 266x was almost too much as the object started to become blurry. The PN at 92x was a grayish blob with a bright center and light diffusing to gray and then to grayish black. Basically it was the same constant color across the ball. As I moved up in magnification the color changed to a bluish teal color. With averted vision I want to say I can almost make out a central star (which I included in the digital sketch). Tapping the scope seemed to really help bring out the details on this object. Very beautiful. It is over 1500 light years away from us and is about -10.0 magnitude. Well, here is the second of my digital images. Edited by JayinUT (03/03/09 12:11 AM) Post Extras:       frank5817 Postmaster Reged: 06/13/06 Loc: Illinois Re: NGC 1535 Planetary Nebula [Re: JayinUT]       #2960090 - 03/03/09 12:19 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Jay, Beautiful capture of a great planetary nebula in Eridanus. I have viewed but not sketched this one. This is an excellent capture. Frank Post Extras:       CarlosEH Postmaster Reged: 01/19/05 Loc: Pembroke Pines, Broward County... Re: NGC 1535 Planetary Nebula [Re: frank5817]       #2960275 - 03/03/09 04:45 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Jay, An excellent observation of NGC 1535 (Cleopatra's Eye) in Eridanus. This appears similar to the Ghost of Jupiter (NGC 3242, in Hydra) and the Eskimo Nebula (NGC 2392, in Gemini). You have captured the soft outer shell of this plantary nebula very nicely (good job using Gimp!). Thank you for sharing it with us all. Links; http://www.hawastsoc.org/deepsky/maps/eri/eri1.gif http://www.skyhound.com/sh/archive/dec/NGC_1535.html http://www.noao.edu/outreach/aop/observers/n1535.html Carlos Post Extras:       JayinUT I'm not Sleepy Reged: 09/19/08 Loc: Utah Re: NGC 1535 Planetary Nebula [Re: CarlosEH]       #2960433 - 03/03/09 08:30 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks Frank and Carlos for your comments. I really like this PN and enjoyed viewing it. Good luck in your observations. Post Extras:       rodelaet Post Laureate Reged: 04/28/06 Loc: 50°56' N - 4°58' E (Belgium) Re: NGC 1535 Planetary Nebula [Re: JayinUT]       #2963519 - 03/04/09 03:17 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Jay, What a beautiful sketch! Bravo!! Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 1 registered and 8 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: 692 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

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