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Post Extras:       Michael11 sage Reged: 06/24/06 Loc: Israel Re: Sketches of M42, M76, and some others [Re: Michael11]       #3415425 - 10/28/09 03:20 AM Attachment (73 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Blue Snowball Nebula - my favorite planetary Post Extras:       Michael11 sage Reged: 06/24/06 Loc: Israel Re: Sketches of M42, M76, and some others [Re: Michael11]       #3415428 - 10/28/09 03:22 AM Attachment (70 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   M76 - little Dumbbell Post Extras:       Michael11 sage Reged: 06/24/06 Loc: Israel Re: Sketches of M42, M76, and some others [Re: Michael11]       #3415429 - 10/28/09 03:25 AM Attachment (60 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Blinking Planetary nebula in Cygnus Post Extras:       Michael11 sage Reged: 06/24/06 Loc: Israel Re: Sketches of M42, M76, and some others [Re: Michael11]       #3415431 - 10/28/09 03:26 AM Attachment (69 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   and the last one - foxhead cluster Post Extras:       JakeSaloranta scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 09/18/08 Loc: Sisu Sauna Sibelius Re: Sketches of M42, M76, and some others [Re: Michael11]       #3415463 - 10/28/09 04:07 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Very nice sketches Michael. Stars are round, objects and field stars seem to be in place and the sketches have a good feel in them. Your M42 is one of the best I've seen in the "business" in years Regarding your M42, did you use photoshop for the color? I'd write that down if you did especially in the October contest-post. Negev desert sure does sound and seem like an interesting observing place. I've never done any stargazing in a desert - something I surely want to do at some point! /Jake Post Extras:       markseibold Carpal Tunnel Reged: 01/19/08 Loc: Portland Oregon Re: Sketches of M42, M76, and some others [Re: Michael11]       #3415501 - 10/28/09 05:57 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Michael All excellent sketches with excellent text and documentation. I took particular interest in your M42 Orion Nebula. I was also curious about the color in it. It looks like you rendered it very accurate with the proverbial greenish glow, the way most observers describe it from a dark sky in a medium Newtonian. Beautifully done! Mark Post Extras:       Michael11 sage Reged: 06/24/06 Loc: Israel Re: Sketches of M42, M76, and some others [Re: markseibold]       #3415522 - 10/28/09 06:34 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks, And to Jake's question: I obviously played with the colour in photoshop (levels), to make the look like I remembered it from the eyepiece. I'll add it to description. Post Extras:       frank5817 Postmaster Reged: 06/13/06 Loc: Illinois Re: Sketches of M42, M76, and some others [Re: Michael11]       #3415641 - 10/28/09 08:58 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Michael, Nice to see your sketches here again. Well done as always and much attention to details. I like the color matches to the views - very nice. Frank Post Extras:       Shannon s sage Reged: 06/21/09 Loc: Bartow FL. Re: Sketches of M42, M76, and some others [Re: frank5817]       #3416391 - 10/28/09 03:52 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Wow. Great work Michael. M 42 is really nice. Post Extras:       Erik Bakker Carpal Tunnel Reged: 08/10/06 Loc: The Netherlands, Europe Re: Sketches of M42, M76, and some others [Re: Michael11]       #3416793 - 10/28/09 07:39 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Beautiful sketch of M42 Michael. I like the green color a lot. The trapezium is a lot more fuzzy then what I see. Must be a wonderful place for deep sky observing, that desert. CS, Erik Post Extras:       cpl43uk sage Reged: 02/09/08 Loc: Bristol, UK Re: Sketches of M42, M76, and some others [Re: Erik Bakker]       #3416819 - 10/28/09 07:49 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Wonderful drawings - they make me want to move to a desert for the views! Like the M42 you draw I am "green" with envy Chris Post Extras:       cpl43uk sage Reged: 02/09/08 Loc: Bristol, UK Re: Sketches of M42, M76, and some others [Re: Erik Bakker]       #3416820 - 10/28/09 07:49 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Wonderful drawings - they make me want to move to a desert for the views! Like the M42 you draw I am "green" with envy Chris Post Extras:       CarlosEH Postmaster Reged: 01/19/05 Loc: Pembroke Pines, Broward County... Re: Sketches of M42, M76, and some others [Re: cpl43uk]       #3416947 - 10/28/09 09:05 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Michael, Excellent observations of the Orion Nebula (M42/43), M76, NGC 6819, NGC 6826, and NGC 7662. You recorded the Orion Nebula with it's greenish (oxygen) hue very nicely. The planetary nebula are also recorded nicely. The Foxhead Cluster looks very interesting as well. Thank you for sharing them with us all. Carlos Post Extras:       kraterkid Post Laureate Reged: 03/07/05 Loc: Jacumba, California Re: Sketches of M42, M76, and some others [Re: CarlosEH]       #3417856 - 10/29/09 09:54 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Michael, Astonishing sketches all! As Jake mentioned, this Great Orion Nebula sketch is one of the finest I've ever seen. I love the diffuse glow, exactly as observed in very dark skies. Each of the other sketches is superb in it own right, they are just a little overshadowed by the brilliance of M42/43. Great to see you posting again. Post Extras:       Michael11 sage Reged: 06/24/06 Loc: Israel Re: Sketches of M42, M76, and some others [Re: kraterkid]       #3418814 - 10/29/09 06:13 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks for your replies =) And the M42 is truly the most prominent deep sky object I can think of. Post Extras:       nunciusaustralis sage Reged: 09/25/09 Loc: Rio de janeiro, Brazil Re: Sketches of M42, M76, and some others [Re: Michael11]       #3420826 - 10/30/09 08:09 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Great . The fox head help me out to be sure what i saw a month ago. Great sketches . congratulations. Post Extras:       Jeff Young Post Laureate Reged: 08/04/05 Loc: Ireland Re: Sketches of M42, M76, and some others [Re: nunciusaustralis]       #3423235 - 11/01/09 06:45 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Excellent sketches, Michael. I love the diffuse glow you got around the Dumbbell. Cheers, -- Jeff. Post Extras:       joelimite Carpal Tunnel Reged: 09/01/08 Loc: Fayetteville, AR Re: Sketches of M42, M76, and some others [Re: Jeff Young]       #3427548 - 11/03/09 02:11 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   That M42 sketch is stunningly life-like. Nicely done. Post Extras:       JayinUT I'm not Sleepy Reged: 09/19/08 Loc: Utah Re: Sketches of M42, M76, and some others [Re: joelimite]       #3427566 - 11/03/09 02:16 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Just outstanding Michael. M42 by far is one of the best but I really like your other ones as well. Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 1 registered and 4 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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