· 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 TenthEnemy scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 01/21/08 Loc: Maryland Galaxies in Virgo       #4582092 - 05/14/11 08:36 PM Attachment (61 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I made a few sketches of galaxies in the Virgo cluster on May 9. I started by observing NGC 4567/8, a very close pair of spiral galaxies. Post Extras:       TenthEnemy scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 01/21/08 Loc: Maryland Re: Galaxies in Virgo [Re: TenthEnemy]       #4582094 - 05/14/11 08:38 PM Attachment (39 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Then the nearby NGC 4564. Post Extras:       TenthEnemy scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 01/21/08 Loc: Maryland Re: Galaxies in Virgo [Re: TenthEnemy]       #4582098 - 05/14/11 08:40 PM Attachment (32 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   And M58, a spiral that showed just a hint of an arc. Post Extras:       TenthEnemy scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 01/21/08 Loc: Maryland Re: Galaxies in Virgo [Re: TenthEnemy]       #4582105 - 05/14/11 08:44 PM Attachment (32 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I then moved the scope over to the area around M59 and M60. I sketched the small and bright galaxy NGC 4638. I either couldn't see or couldn't resolve NGC 4637, which is basically touching this galaxy. Post Extras:       TenthEnemy scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 01/21/08 Loc: Maryland Re: Galaxies in Virgo [Re: TenthEnemy]       #4582112 - 05/14/11 08:48 PM Attachment (37 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Finally, I concluded my observation of the Virgo cluster with a sketch of M60. This elliptical galaxy has an active spiral galaxy called NGC 4647 embedded in its glow. The sketch is missing stars because the galaxy went behind a tree before I could finish the sketch. Post Extras:       maroubra_boy sage Reged: 09/08/09 Loc: Sydney, Australia Re: Galaxies in Virgo [Re: TenthEnemy]       #4582478 - 05/15/11 12:45 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   My, you've been busy! Lovely work there. Nicely rendered to faithfully reproduce the "at the eyepiece" experience. Post Extras:       joelimite Carpal Tunnel Reged: 09/01/08 Loc: Fayetteville, AR Re: Galaxies in Virgo [Re: maroubra_boy]       #4582566 - 05/15/11 02:15 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Great job rendering these galaxies so realistically, TenthEnemy. Post Extras:       Jef De Wit Carpal Tunnel Reged: 03/06/09 Loc: Hove, Belgium Re: Galaxies in Virgo [Re: joelimite]       #4583310 - 05/15/11 02:02 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   TE, another set of fine sketches! Post Extras:       CarlosEH Postmaster Reged: 01/19/05 Loc: Pembroke Pines, Broward County... Re: Galaxies in Virgo [Re: Jef De Wit]       #4583315 - 05/15/11 02:04 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   TE, An excellent set of galaxy observations. You have captured them all delicately. Thank you for sharing them with us all. Carlos Post Extras:       niteskystargazer Carpal Tunnel Reged: 10/05/09 Loc: 41-43'-28" N 87-42'-39" W Re: Galaxies in Virgo [Re: TenthEnemy]       #4584591 - 05/16/11 08:50 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   TenthEnemy, , for all of your nice sketches of the Galaxies in Virgo . CS,KLIU, , Tom Post Extras:       frank5817 Postmaster Reged: 06/13/06 Loc: Illinois Re: Galaxies in Virgo [Re: niteskystargazer]       #4584945 - 05/16/11 12:19 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   TE, Keep going these are wonderful to look at. Frank Post Extras:       JayinUT I'm not Sleepy Reged: 09/19/08 Loc: Utah Re: Galaxies in Virgo [Re: frank5817]       #4587852 - 05/17/11 11:07 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Tenth, Excellent job on your sketches. They are indeed very eyepiece realistic. Post Extras:       TenthEnemy scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 01/21/08 Loc: Maryland Re: Galaxies in Virgo [Re: JayinUT]       #4594831 - 05/21/11 06:26 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thank you all for commenting on my sketches. I'm still waiting for another opportunity to explore this fascinating region of the sky. Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 1 registered and 5 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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