September 2023 Sketching Contest winner is Andrew(Nightowl99)Congratulations on your sketch of the Eastern Veil Nebula!

Andrew (Nightowl99)
NGC 6992 and 6995 - The Eastern Veil Nebula
100x magnification
14” Dobstuff ETT coma corrected to f/5.5
Stellarvue Optimus 20 mm
Lumicon gen 3 Oiii filter
8/18/23 and 9/15/23, Mt Pinos, CA
Seeing 3/5, Transparency 4/5
Sketched on black paper at the eyepiece with white Conte pencil for stars and white pastel applied by brush for the nebula. Stars are highlighted afterwards and some additional stars added with white gel pen. Two sketches were combined in GIMP.