· 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 Achernar Postmaster Reged: 02/25/06 Loc: Mobile, Alabama, USA The Ghost of Jupiter       #4539003 - 04/23/11 03:00 PM Attachment (53 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Last night I was looking at Saturn with the 15-inch, when i decided to try a look at NGC-3242, the Ghost of Jupiter. In fact, this planetary nebula looks much more like an eyeball looking back, and the Eye Nebula seems to be a more appropriate name. I found the seeing to be quite steady so I bumped the magnification up to 400X. I was most surprised to see the central star, which was never seen through my smaller telescopes and the eye like appearance even stronger than through my smaller telescopes as well. The outer shell was fainter along the ends than the middle portion, the inner shell was more prominent and the central star was dead center in the the nebula. What was surprising was the fact that all of this detail was seen from the driveway with a streetlight right across the street from me and I used no nebula filter either. Taras Post Extras:       frank5817 Postmaster Reged: 06/13/06 Loc: Illinois Re: The Ghost of Jupiter [Re: Achernar]       #4539248 - 04/23/11 05:30 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Taras, Excellent detail in your sketch of the ghost. It does look different as you get above 12" aperture. Frank Post Extras:       Asbytec Guy in a furry hat Reged: 08/08/07 Loc: La Union, PI Re: The Ghost of Jupiter [Re: frank5817]       #4539618 - 04/23/11 08:41 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Beautiful! I just glimpsed the annular structure two nights ago, plus the two star like points on either side of it. This is a very nice planetary, and almost too bright to observe! Post Extras:       Astrojensen Post Laureate Reged: 10/05/08 Loc: Bornholm, Denmark Re: The Ghost of Jupiter [Re: Achernar]       #4539692 - 04/23/11 09:24 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Wonderful sketch! Unfortunately, this interesting object is very low in the soup from my location, even when near the meridian. It doesn't help that I have a large grain elevator a stone's throw directly to the south from my backyard... Clear skies! Thomas, Denmark Post Extras:       JayKSC Carpal Tunnel Reged: 01/01/05 Loc: Florida Re: The Ghost of Jupiter [Re: Achernar]       #4539851 - 04/23/11 10:34 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   You've captured a stunning amount of detail in this planetary - many thanks for sharing your excellent sketch. That you were able to achieve such despite the local glare is a testament to your observing skills. I like how you've rendered the shading. - Jay South Florida Post Extras:       JayinUT I'm not Sleepy Reged: 09/19/08 Loc: Utah Re: The Ghost of Jupiter [Re: JayKSC]       #4540001 - 04/23/11 11:49 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Wonderful sketch with excellent details in it. Thank you for sharing it. Post Extras:       Jef De Wit Carpal Tunnel Reged: 03/06/09 Loc: Hove, Belgium Re: The Ghost of Jupiter [Re: JayinUT]       #4540264 - 04/24/11 04:14 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Excellent work. I wish I was there to have a look through the EP! Post Extras:       Rutilus Pooh-Bah Reged: 12/17/10 Re: The Ghost of Jupiter [Re: Jef De Wit]       #4540386 - 04/24/11 07:00 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Fantastic sketch with superb detail. Post Extras:       joelimite Carpal Tunnel Reged: 09/01/08 Loc: Fayetteville, AR Re: The Ghost of Jupiter [Re: Rutilus]       #4541009 - 04/24/11 01:17 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Superb, Taras! That's an amazing amount of detail. Post Extras:       CarlosEH Postmaster Reged: 01/19/05 Loc: Pembroke Pines, Broward County... Re: The Ghost of Jupiter [Re: joelimite]       #4542318 - 04/25/11 12:47 AM Attachment (27 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Taras, An excellent observation and report on the Ghost of Jupiter (NGC 3242), one of my favorite planetary nebula to study. I agree with you that the core of the nebula gives the impression of an "eyeball looking back" at the observer. I have posted an observation of mine of the Ghost of Jupiter made on February 19, 2009 (05:15 U.T.) using my 9-inch (23-cm) F/13.5 Maksutov-Cassegrain (155x/344x). The magnified image shows the "eye" as well. Thank you for sharing it with us all. Carlos Post Extras:       niteskystargazer Carpal Tunnel Reged: 10/05/09 Loc: 41-43'-28" N 87-42'-39" W Re: The Ghost of Jupiter [Re: Achernar]       #4545133 - 04/26/11 10:31 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Taras Very good sketch of Ghost of Jupiter . CS,KLU, , Tom Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 0 registered and 3 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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