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FD AR12759

Last post by Ruud « Fri Apr 03, 2020 1:49 pm
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by mariosi » Fri Apr 03, 2020 9:26 am

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The Sun today with AR 12759 on the limb

Sky-Watcher 10px 9mm Plossl (whitelight) 10:20
Coronado P.S.T. 40mm 9mm Plossl 8:55

Thanks for looking...

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Gee this is weird; your sketches give me a strong sense of deja vu. This is much better though. Quite fabulous actually.

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Last post by Ruud
Fri Apr 03, 2020 1:49 pm
Moon - Walther

Last post by John Baars « Wed Apr 01, 2020 3:55 pm
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by Ruud » Wed Apr 01, 2020 1:19 am

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Here's a sketch of crater Walther as it appeared on 31 March 2020.
The crater was named after German astronomer Bernhard Walther (1430-1504)....

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Thanks for sharing with us your workflow!

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Last post by John Baars
Wed Apr 01, 2020 3:55 pm
Comet Panstarrs c/2017 T2 - Comet Atlas C/2019 Y4

Last post by mariosi « Sun Mar 29, 2020 6:56 pm
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by mariosi » Thu Mar 26, 2020 11:37 am

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Comet Panstarrs C/2017 T2 in Constellation of Cassiopeia Mag 8.5 (Heaven above).
SCOPE: Dob 10pxSky-Watcher
EYEPIECE: T/S 30mm Plossl
DAY:...

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Great work, Marios!

Thanks for sharing

Thank you very much for the wonderful feedback Ruud :)

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Last post by mariosi
Sun Mar 29, 2020 6:56 pm
Sketching experiment on NGC2420

Last post by John Baars « Mon Mar 23, 2020 12:41 pm

by John Baars » Mon Mar 23, 2020 12:41 pm

I have observed NGC2420 three nights on a row by now. Two times with a 150mm f/5 Achro and one time with a 120 mm ED Evostar.
I remembered I had...

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Last post by John Baars
Mon Mar 23, 2020 12:41 pm
M51

Last post by mariosi « Tue Mar 17, 2020 5:52 pm
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by Don Quixote » Wed Jul 31, 2019 8:46 pm

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This is also posted in my obs report. I hooe it is ok to post here as well. If not please mods remove. Thank you.

From My observation July 30,...

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Beautifully done!!!

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Last post by mariosi
Tue Mar 17, 2020 5:52 pm
Sunspots AR 12529

Last post by John Baars « Mon Mar 02, 2020 8:40 pm
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by mariosi » Sat Feb 15, 2020 11:07 am

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Sunspots AR 12529

Thanks for looking
Marios

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Impressive sketches!
Congratulations with the award!

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Last post by John Baars
Mon Mar 02, 2020 8:40 pm
Sunspots AR 12371 12369 12370 12367

Last post by John Baars « Mon Mar 02, 2020 8:37 pm
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by mariosi » Sun Feb 02, 2020 7:40 am

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An old sketch of AR 12371 12369 12370 12367

Thanks for looking
Marios

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Great sketching!

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Last post by John Baars
Mon Mar 02, 2020 8:37 pm
Messier 81 - 82

Last post by Don Quixote « Mon Feb 10, 2020 7:02 am
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by mariosi » Sat Feb 08, 2020 3:42 pm

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Messier 81
was first discovered by Johann Elert Bode on December 31, 1774 Consequently, the galaxy is sometimes referred to as Bode's Galaxy . In...

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This is a very nice sketch, Mariosi !
Thank you.

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Last post by Don Quixote
Mon Feb 10, 2020 7:02 am
Sunspots AR 12103 12104 12106 .......12113

Last post by NGC 1365 « Sun Feb 02, 2020 7:58 am
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by mariosi » Sun Feb 02, 2020 7:36 am

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An old sketch of AR 12112 12103 12104 12106 12107 12108 12110 12109 12111 12113

Thanks for looking
Marios

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Great sketch Marios.

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Sun Feb 02, 2020 7:58 am
Sunspots AR 12192

Last post by NGC 1365 « Sun Feb 02, 2020 7:37 am
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by mariosi » Sun Feb 02, 2020 7:27 am

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An old sketch of AR 12192

Thanks for looking
Marios

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Great sketches Mariosi, great memory from the last solar maximum.

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Sun Feb 02, 2020 7:37 am
NGC 3372 Carina

Last post by John Baars « Mon Jan 27, 2020 11:10 am
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by Falcon 63 » Sun Oct 20, 2019 1:13 pm

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Hi everyone,
one of my favorite parts of the night sky.
Put this down on paper over a couple of nights 18 months ago.
Combination of white,...

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Very nice. Stars seem to really shine!
Thanks for sharing this with us.

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Last post by John Baars
Mon Jan 27, 2020 11:10 am
First sketch- NGC 1365

Last post by Bigzmey « Wed Jan 08, 2020 8:32 pm
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by NGC 1365 » Mon Dec 02, 2019 10:02 am

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A first attempt at one of my favourite galaxies, the great barred spiral in Fornax as seen through my 18 inch F4.5 dob. The detail in the core was...

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Nicely done Ivan!

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Last post by Bigzmey
Wed Jan 08, 2020 8:32 pm
Messier 57

Last post by mariosi « Sat Jan 04, 2020 5:18 am
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by mariosi » Sat Oct 19, 2019 11:50 am

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Messier 57
The Ring Nebula (also catalogued as Messier57, M57 or NGC 6720) is a planetary nebula in the northern constellation of Lyra.
Such objects...

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A big Thank you to all of you !!!!

Beautiful feedback
Marios

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Last post by mariosi
Sat Jan 04, 2020 5:18 am
NGC 457 The E.T. Cluster

Last post by mariosi « Sat Jan 04, 2020 4:53 am
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by mariosi » Sat Nov 09, 2019 3:11 pm

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NGC 457
Constellation Cassiopeia
Right ascension 01h 19m 32.6s
Declination +58° 17′ 27″
Distance 7.922 kly (2.429 kpc)
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.4...

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Thank you very much!

Marios

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Sat Jan 04, 2020 4:53 am
Messier 47

Last post by mariosi « Sun Nov 17, 2019 8:16 pm
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by mariosi » Thu Nov 14, 2019 4:26 pm

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Messier 47
(M47 or NGC 2422) is an open cluster in the constellation Puppis. It was discovered by Giovanni Batista Hodiernabefore 1654 and...

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Thank you Jim!

Marios

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Sun Nov 17, 2019 8:16 pm
Messier 103

Last post by mariosi « Tue Nov 12, 2019 4:57 pm
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by mariosi » Thu Nov 07, 2019 4:27 pm

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Messier 103
(also known as M103, or NGC 581) is an open cluster where a few thousand stars formed in the constellation Cassiopeia. This open cluster...

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Thank you Bryan.

Marios

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Last post by mariosi
Tue Nov 12, 2019 4:57 pm
Messier 41

Last post by mariosi « Tue Nov 12, 2019 4:56 pm
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by mariosi » Sun Nov 03, 2019 3:23 pm

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Messier 41
(also known as M41 or NGC 2287) is an open cluster in the Canis Major constellation. It was discovered by Giovanni Batista Hodierna before...

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Hello Mark and Peter, and thank you for the wonderful feedback!

Marios

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Last post by mariosi
Tue Nov 12, 2019 4:56 pm
Messier 35

Last post by mariosi « Sat Nov 09, 2019 3:13 pm
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by mariosi » Thu Nov 07, 2019 4:47 pm

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Messier 35
(also known as M35, or NGC 2168) is an open cluster in the constellation Gemini. It was discovered by Philippe Loys de Chéseaux in 1745...

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Thank you Michael!

Marios

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Sat Nov 09, 2019 3:13 pm
Messier 52

Last post by mariosi « Sat Nov 09, 2019 3:12 pm
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by mariosi » Thu Nov 07, 2019 4:22 pm

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Messier 52
(also known as M52 or NGC 7654) is an open cluster in the Cassiopeia constellation. It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1774.
Due to...

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Thank you!

Marios

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Last post by mariosi
Sat Nov 09, 2019 3:12 pm
Stock 2 (The Strong Man Cluster)

Last post by mariosi « Thu Oct 31, 2019 2:55 am
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by mariosi » Wed Oct 30, 2019 3:52 am

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Stock 2
(OCL 348, Lund 71 and the Muscleman Cluster) is a class I 2 m open cluster of 54 stars in Cassiopeia. This is one of 24 open clusters...

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Thank you Bryan .

Marios

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Last post by mariosi
Thu Oct 31, 2019 2:55 am
Messier 44

Last post by mariosi « Tue Oct 29, 2019 9:22 am
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by mariosi » Mon Oct 28, 2019 4:11 am

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The Beehive Cluster
(also known as Praesepe (Latin for manger ), M44, NGC 2632, or Cr 189), is an open cluster in the constellation Cancer. It is...

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Thank you Bryan and Graeme. Nice feedback!

Marios

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Last post by mariosi
Tue Oct 29, 2019 9:22 am
Omega Centauri

Last post by Hankmeister3 « Mon Oct 28, 2019 3:28 pm
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by Falcon 63 » Sun Oct 27, 2019 2:36 pm

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Hi all, one of my favorite summer sky objects.
Huge impressive fuzzball located in Centaurus that can been seen with the naked eye...even from my...

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Beautifully rendered and captivating. Thanks for sharing.

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Last post by Hankmeister3
Mon Oct 28, 2019 3:28 pm
Messier 45

Last post by Don Quixote « Sun Oct 27, 2019 10:45 am
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by mariosi » Sat Oct 26, 2019 2:27 pm

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Pleiades,
Constellation Taurus
Right ascension 3h 47m 24s
Declination +24° 07′ 00″
Distance 444 ly on average (136.2±1.2 pc
Apparent magnitude (V)...

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Thank you Mariosi.
This is such a wonderful object.
It is a complicated sketch.
I once etched the sisters on a silver disc.
I like this one very...

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Last post by Don Quixote
Sun Oct 27, 2019 10:45 am
Astronomy Designs for T-shirts or Whatever

Last post by Apollo69s « Sat Oct 26, 2019 8:52 pm
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by seer » Tue Jun 04, 2019 4:18 pm
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Coming up with designs for T-shirts and things is something I've done in the past and something I will probably be doing in the future. I am sure...

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I dont have any space T-shirt or fast car stickers on my telescope,---but maybe a long thin swirwling antenna.,,in the end...
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Last post by Apollo69s
Sat Oct 26, 2019 8:52 pm
Asterisms

Last post by Apollo69s « Sat Oct 26, 2019 8:43 pm
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by seer » Mon Jun 03, 2019 3:26 pm
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This is a thread for all of us to post pictures of asterisms, the commonly known ones and the newly discovered ones.

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The cat in auriga was very funny..
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Sat Oct 26, 2019 8:43 pm

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