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[Jef De Wit]

Because seeing was good at Christmas I observed Sirius. In 2012 I had great difficulty to see the Pup, but now it was rather easy. I tried to make my pencil sketch as realistic as possible. I added some color in GIMP but I'm not 100% satisfied with the result.

 

Which version do you prefer?

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[Jef De Wit]

And the colored version:

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[IVM]

Jef, color is very appropriate for this sketch. Is the "Pup" the dot ENE of A, between the rays?

[Jef De Wit]

Is the "Pup" the dot ENE of A, between the rays?

Indeed, see detail.

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[frank5817]

Jef,

 

Very nice sketch of Sirius B and A too.

 

Frank

[AdirondackAstro]

Great sketch. In all my years of doing astronomy I have never tried to split these two. I might have to give it a try on the next clear night. I do like the added color.

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[niteskystargazer]

Jef,

 

Very fine sketch of Sirius B (the Pup)  .

 

CS,KLU,

 

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Tom

[Achernar]

Good work, your drawing well represents very well how Sirius looks through a telescope. I find while observing Sirius using as much magnification as the seeing will bear is very helpful. I was looking at Sirius B during Christmas Eve at nearly 600X through my 15-inch. That pulled the white dwarf away from Sirius A enough to make it easy to see.

 

Taras