· 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 maroubra_boy sage Reged: 09/08/09 Loc: Sydney, Australia Wide field from Eta Carina to NGC 3532       #5140834 - 03/25/12 04:40 PM Attachment (50 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi all, I've been able to blow out some cobwebs of late. Ment I could give my new 11X70 binos a go. Such a wonderful time of the year for wide field views. Binoculars are a great way to take in so much of it. I thought I'd do a sketch of the rich area between Eta Carina and the huge open cluster NGC 3532. My most detailed charts show at least a further 6 open clusters that sit within this area. It is magnifacently lacey and mottled in appearance - even from my backyard in Sydney. The challenge with this sketch is to attempt to reproduce some of that mottled texture on the page. Almost like working with shades of dark and darker, . It will be awesome to use these binos at a dark site. I hope you enjoy this sketch too. Alex. Object: Area from NGC 3372 to NGC 3532 Gear: 11X70 binoculars FOV: 4.5degrees Date: 23rd Feb. 2012 Location: Sydney, Oz Media: White pastel, black charchoal and ink on A4 size paper Duration: approx 2hrs Post Extras:       lunar Carpal Tunnel Reged: 07/03/10 Loc: NY, United Sates Re: Wide field from Eta Carina to NGC 3532 [Re: maroubra_boy]       #5140862 - 03/25/12 04:53 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Wow, great sketch! Very full appearence with nice detail as well. Clear skies, Brandon Doyle Post Extras:       maroubra_boy sage Reged: 09/08/09 Loc: Sydney, Australia Re: Wide field from Eta Carina to NGC 3532 [Re: lunar]       #5140885 - 03/25/12 05:08 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks Brandon. I was also surprised to be able to make out so much detail in Eta Carina, such as the dark lanes, the Keyhole and the distinct shape of the lobes. Post Extras:       astronz59 sage Reged: 09/15/10 Loc: Auckland, New Zealand Re: Wide field from Eta Carina to NGC 3532 [Re: maroubra_boy]       #5141035 - 03/25/12 06:58 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thst is a masterful sketch of one of favorite DSOs. I particularly like the way you have captured that impressive band of dark matter. Post Extras:       Ed D Carpal Tunnel Reged: 04/30/10 Loc: Sunny South Florida Re: Wide field from Eta Carina to NGC 3532 [Re: astronz59]       #5141138 - 03/25/12 08:27 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Alex, it's funny that last night I was also observing Eta Carina and NGC 3532. I found them with my 10x42 and also used my XT6 at 50x for each one. Your sketch is just like I saw it in the binos. I have seen your sketches in Ice-in-Space and they are really super. Ed D Post Extras:       JayinUT I'm not Sleepy Reged: 09/19/08 Re: Wide field from Eta Carina to NGC 3532 [Re: maroubra_boy]       #5141299 - 03/25/12 10:13 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Alex, Just tremendous and delightful to view. I love the details of the lanes and the variance in the stars. Post Extras:       Rutilus Pooh-Bah Reged: 12/17/10 Re: Wide field from Eta Carina to NGC 3532 [Re: JayinUT]       #5142411 - 03/26/12 03:05 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Wonderful wide field. Post Extras:       frank5817 Postmaster Reged: 06/13/06 Loc: Illinois Re: Wide field from Eta Carina to NGC 3532 [Re: Rutilus]       #5143124 - 03/26/12 11:23 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Alex, A beautiful and grand vista full of objects I would love to see directly. Your sketch is like being there behind the eyepieces. Frank Post Extras:       rodelaet Post Laureate Reged: 04/28/06 Loc: 50°56' N - 4°58' E (Belgium) Re: Wide field from Eta Carina to NGC 3532 [Re: maroubra_boy]       #5143414 - 03/27/12 06:59 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hello Alex, Congratulations with your magnificent sketch! Those binoculars cover a wide field with lots of stars. The background brightness does indeed play a major role in the making of such a binocular sketch. You did a great job. Clear skies, Rony Post Extras:       maroubra_boy sage Reged: 09/08/09 Loc: Sydney, Australia Re: Wide field from Eta Carina to NGC 3532 [Re: rodelaet]       #5143434 - 03/27/12 07:22 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thank you all for your comments. So very complimentary. One effect I really wanted to relay was the striking brightness of the background glow. While the overwhelming majority of stars in the field are unresolved and individually invisible, their cumulative glow is so intense. I just hope that I've been able to give that effect through the sketch against the black of the area outside the "ring of death" circle. Post Extras:       daniel_h Carpal Tunnel Reged: 03/08/08 Loc: VIC, Australia Re: Wide field from Eta Carina to NGC 3532 [Re: maroubra_boy]       #5144656 - 03/27/12 08:35 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Great job Alex, wouldn't have thought you'd see it so well in ol syd town, 2hrs you're stronger than I Post Extras:       MG1962 sage Reged: 08/13/11 Re: Wide field from Eta Carina to NGC 3532 [Re: daniel_h]       #5145273 - 03/28/12 10:19 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Excellent stuff - wish I could sketch even a fraction of that well Post Extras:       niteskystargazer Carpal Tunnel Reged: 10/05/09 Loc: 41-43'-28" N 87-42'-39" W Re: Wide field from Eta Carina to NGC 3532 [Re: maroubra_boy]       #5145730 - 03/28/12 04:06 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Alex, Very good sketch Eta Carina to NGC 3532 . CS,KLU, , Tom Post Extras:       GlennLeDrew Postmaster Reged: 06/18/08 Loc: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Re: Wide field from Eta Carina to NGC 3532 [Re: niteskystargazer]       #5156741 - 04/04/12 08:56 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Most excellent! Reminds me very much of some of the great work done by astronomers shortly before photography came onto the scene. Post Extras:       phily sage Reged: 12/18/04 Loc: Kent, UK Re: Wide field from Eta Carina to NGC 3532 [Re: GlennLeDrew]       #5158715 - 04/06/12 08:06 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   That's an extremely high standard sketch. The pastel has made a lifelike rendition. Phil Post Extras:       TenthEnemy scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 01/21/08 Loc: Maryland Re: Wide field from Eta Carina to NGC 3532 [Re: phily]       #5158923 - 04/06/12 10:32 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Your sketches have an incredible lifelike quality, I know exactly how the FOV looked. That is a beautiful patch of sky, it reminds me of the binocular views of Sagittarius from a dark site. Great job! Post Extras:       mak17 professor emeritus Reged: 02/08/11 Loc: Florida Re: Wide field from Eta Carina to NGC 3532 [Re: TenthEnemy]       #5159970 - 04/06/12 10:58 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Amazing sketch. Makes me want to go to the southern hemisphere, like right now. Post Extras:       rolandlinda3 Post Laureate Reged: 01/24/06 Loc: Crozet VA 22932 Re: Wide field from Eta Carina to NGC 3532 [Re: maroubra_boy]       #5160495 - 04/07/12 10:39 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   That sketch is just outstanding...and a lot of work is apparent. Post Extras:       maroubra_boy sage Reged: 09/08/09 Loc: Sydney, Australia Re: Wide field from Eta Carina to NGC 3532 [Re: rolandlinda3]       #5161109 - 04/07/12 05:30 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Many thanks for your comments. Tenth, you've given me a new target for a next wide field sketch, Roland, I have a long way to go to match you highly "illuminated" work. Very fluid, lyrical and ornate your work is. Alex. Post Extras:       rolandlinda3 Post Laureate Reged: 01/24/06 Loc: Crozet VA 22932 Re: Wide field from Eta Carina to NGC 3532 [Re: maroubra_boy]       #5161284 - 04/07/12 08:01 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   While I appreciate the compliment, yours is good. Just so happens my wife really really wants to see Australia, and we have friends there. Who knows...maybe we will get to observe and sketch one day in the same vicinity. In the meantime, love those sketches from down under. Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 1 registered and 7 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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