· 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 mike73 member Reged: 05/01/12 Loc: UK Plymouth M33 Triangulum galaxy       #5439660 - 09/25/12 12:10 PM Attachment (99 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   This M33 sketch was done last Friday at my local dark site. Although the sky was fairly good at the zenith the skyglow from the nearest city was the same direction as the galaxy so conditions weren't as good as I hoped and I wast too sure if I'd pick out any detail due to the low surface brightness and it being prone to LP problems. The sketch/observation took around 1 1/4 hr to complete and the more I observed the more detail popped out making it a thoroughly enjoyable experience. I apologise for the strange horizontal banding in the picture, I have no idea what caused it, must of been some problem with the camera. That was probably my last DSO sketch with my 12" Skywatcher as hopefully my 16" Sumerian Canopus will be arriving before the next new moon! http://darkskysketches.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/m33.html Post Extras:       JeanB scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 07/11/11 Loc: Montreal, Canada Re: M33 Triangulum galaxy [Re: mike73]       #5440008 - 09/25/12 02:33 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Wow. That's a very nice sketch! Did you use pastel? Jean Post Extras:       mike73 member Reged: 05/01/12 Loc: UK Plymouth Re: M33 Triangulum galaxy [Re: JeanB]       #5440045 - 09/25/12 02:57 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks Jean and yep its pastel. I've been experimenting with different brands for a while and decided on Conte' as they seem a little more oily than others making it easier to work with in the dark. Post Extras:       Rutilus Pooh-Bah Reged: 12/17/10 Re: M33 Triangulum galaxy [Re: mike73]       #5440259 - 09/25/12 05:00 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Extremely nice sketch of M33, lots of structure in there. I can rememeber the days when I could stand in the local town centre and still observe M33 with 8x30 binoculars. Post Extras:       maroubra_boy sage Reged: 09/08/09 Loc: Sydney, Australia Re: M33 Triangulum galaxy [Re: Rutilus]       #5440354 - 09/25/12 05:50 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Superb, Mike! Post Extras:       blb Post Laureate Reged: 11/25/05 Loc: Piedmont NC Re: M33 Triangulum galaxy [Re: maroubra_boy]       #5440464 - 09/25/12 07:11 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   This is an absoluty wonderful sketch. Great job Mike! If I can be a little critical though, I would have expected to see NGC 604 (I can see it in my 4-inch refractor) and some of the other numbered HII regions to show up with this much detail. It would also be nice to have shown north and west on the sketch although I think I can tell from the field-of-view. Other than these things this is a great sketch. Post Extras:       frank5817 Postmaster Reged: 06/13/06 Loc: Illinois Re: M33 Triangulum galaxy [Re: blb]       #5440772 - 09/25/12 10:36 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Mike, You have a good sketching location. Your sketch is really very finely detailed. You spent some time on this one. Frank Post Extras:       mike73 member Reged: 05/01/12 Loc: UK Plymouth Re: M33 Triangulum galaxy [Re: frank5817]       #5441149 - 09/26/12 07:39 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks Frank, it was time well spent. Buddy Always open to constructive criticism so thankyou for your comments. Rutulis and bra' boy, cheers Edited by mike73 (09/26/12 07:42 AM) Post Extras:       joelimite Carpal Tunnel Reged: 09/01/08 Loc: Fayetteville, AR Re: M33 Triangulum galaxy [Re: mike73]       #5441232 - 09/26/12 08:57 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Awesome sketch, Mike! Very reminiscent of what I see through my 12-inch Dob. Post Extras:       Jef De Wit Carpal Tunnel Reged: 03/06/09 Loc: Hove, Belgium Re: M33 Triangulum galaxy [Re: joelimite]       #5441476 - 09/26/12 11:28 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Everytime I see sketches like this I think: I should start to sketch deepsky on a black background too.... Post Extras:       Andrev Carpal Tunnel Reged: 02/08/11 Loc: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Re: M33 Triangulum galaxy [Re: Jef De Wit]       #5441787 - 09/26/12 02:27 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi. Simply beautiful. Your sketches are so well done and nice to look at. Congrats. Andre. Post Extras:       rodelaet Post Laureate Reged: 04/28/06 Loc: 50°56' N - 4°58' E (Belgium) Re: M33 Triangulum galaxy [Re: mike73]       #5442012 - 09/26/12 04:55 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   That is a beautiful sketch, Mike! It always pays off to be patient with deep-sky observing: the longer you observe, the better the experience becomes. Nice to see that there are still dark skies in the UK. Post Extras:       niteskystargazer Carpal Tunnel Reged: 10/05/09 Loc: 41-43'-28" N 87-42'-39" W Re: M33 Triangulum galaxy [Re: mike73]       #5442071 - 09/26/12 05:30 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Mike, Very good sketch of M-33 . CS,KLU, , Tom Post Extras:       Undermidnight BEOTS "Tweener Cup" winner Reged: 05/25/04 Loc: Hilliard, Ohio Re: M33 Triangulum galaxy [Re: niteskystargazer]       #5442787 - 09/27/12 01:11 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks for sharing! Jason Post Extras:       Aperturefever super member Reged: 12/12/10 Loc: Lake Macquarie, Australia Re: M33 Triangulum galaxy [Re: Undermidnight]       #5442867 - 09/27/12 02:29 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Mike, That is spot-on mate. You've really caught the subtleties of this object, and that's not an easy thing to do. Cheers Sean Post Extras:       Sasa sage Reged: 11/03/10 Loc: Ricany, Czech Republic Re: M33 Triangulum galaxy [Re: Aperturefever]       #5443151 - 09/27/12 09:20 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Mike, wonderful sketch. Alexander Post Extras:       Matt Lindsey sage Reged: 06/06/08 Loc: Baltimore, MD, U.S.A. Re: M33 Triangulum galaxy [Re: mike73]       #5445797 - 09/28/12 08:34 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   That's very pretty. Makes me want to experiment with black paper. Post Extras:       phily sage Reged: 12/18/04 Loc: Kent, UK Re: M33 Triangulum galaxy [Re: Matt Lindsey]       #5457934 - 10/06/12 01:09 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Great pastel sketch. You are fortunate to have such a dark site! Phil Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 0 registered and 4 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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