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First sketch- NGC 1365

Last post by NGC 1365 « Tue Dec 03, 2019 10:35 am
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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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Thanks all for the comments and likes.

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Tue Dec 03, 2019 10:35 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
NGC 457 The E.T. Cluster

Last post by mariosi « Sat Nov 16, 2019 5:47 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 Mark for the nice feedback!

Marios

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Last post by mariosi
Sat Nov 16, 2019 5:47 am
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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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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Last post by mariosi
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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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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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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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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Last post by Apollo69s
Sat Oct 26, 2019 8:43 pm
Messier 34

Last post by bladekeeper « Sat Oct 26, 2019 8:21 pm
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by mariosi » Sat Oct 26, 2019 3:40 am

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Messier 34
(also known as M 34 or NGC 1039) is an open cluster in the constellation Perseus. It was probably discovered by Giovanni Batista Hodierna...

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Another nice sketch, Marios!

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Last post by bladekeeper
Sat Oct 26, 2019 8:21 pm
Messier 29

Last post by mariosi « Sat Oct 26, 2019 7:47 pm
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by mariosi » Sat Oct 26, 2019 1:43 am

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Messier 29
Constellation Cygnus
Right ascension 20h 23m 56s
Declination +38° 31.4′
Distance 4.0 kly
Apparent magnitude (V) 7.1
Apparent dimensions...

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Thank you Bryan!

Marios

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Last post by mariosi
Sat Oct 26, 2019 7:47 pm
Messier 39

Last post by JayTee « Fri Oct 25, 2019 2:07 am
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by mariosi » Wed Oct 23, 2019 3:50 am

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Messier 39
(also known as M39, or NGC 7092) is an open cluster in the constellationof Cygnus.It was discovered by Charles Messier in 1764. M39 is at...

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Marios,

Keep track of how many of your sketches you are posting. You get the first award bling when you've posted 35 sketched Messier's. Go check...

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Last post by JayTee
Fri Oct 25, 2019 2:07 am
Messier 6

Last post by bladekeeper « Fri Oct 25, 2019 2:00 am
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by mariosi » Wed Oct 23, 2019 3:04 am

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Messier 6
The Butterfly Cluster (cataloged as Messier 6or M6, and as NGC 6405) is an open cluster of stars in the constellation of Scorpius. Its name...

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Very nice Butterfly, Marios! :)

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Last post by bladekeeper
Fri Oct 25, 2019 2:00 am
Andromeda Galaxy

Last post by helicon « Thu Oct 24, 2019 1:44 pm
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by mariosi » Tue Oct 22, 2019 3:23 pm

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The Andromeda galaxy,
known as Messier 31, M31, or NGC 224, is a spiral galaxy approximately 780 kiloparsecs (2.5 million light-years) from Earth,...

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Now that is a really cool sketch Marios which reflects exactly what one sees at the eyepiece. You have captured the subtle gradations of surface...

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Last post by helicon
Thu Oct 24, 2019 1:44 pm
Messier 27

Last post by Thefatkitty « Tue Oct 22, 2019 11:53 pm
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by mariosi » Tue Oct 22, 2019 3:17 pm

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Messier 27 in low power

The Dumbbell Nebula (also known as Apple Core Nebula, Messier 27, M 27, or NGC 6853) is a planetary nebula in the...

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That is really nice, thanks for posting that! :D

All the best,

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Last post by Thefatkitty
Tue Oct 22, 2019 11:53 pm
NGC 3372 Carina

Last post by Bigzmey « Tue Oct 22, 2019 7:20 pm
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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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Looks great Wayne!

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Last post by Bigzmey
Tue Oct 22, 2019 7:20 pm
Messier 11

Last post by mariosi « Tue Oct 22, 2019 3:24 pm
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by mariosi » Mon Oct 21, 2019 5:00 pm

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Messier 11,
The Wild Duck Cluster (also known as Messier 11, or NGC 6705) is an open clusterin the constellation Scutum. It was discovered by...

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Thank you all !

Marios

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Last post by mariosi
Tue Oct 22, 2019 3:24 pm
Messier 57

Last post by mariosi « Mon Oct 21, 2019 2:08 pm
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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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Thank you all for the nice feedback!

Marios

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Last post by mariosi
Mon Oct 21, 2019 2:08 pm
NGC 6960 Western Veil

Last post by mariosi « Mon Oct 21, 2019 2:05 pm
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by mariosi » Fri Oct 18, 2019 6:56 am

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NGC 6960

The Western Veil (also known as Caldwell 34), consisting of NGC 6960 (the Witch's Broom , Finger of God , or Filamentary Nebula near the...

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Thank you Peter.

Marios

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Last post by mariosi
Mon Oct 21, 2019 2:05 pm
Brocchi's Cluster

Last post by Refractordude « Mon Oct 21, 2019 3:55 am
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by mariosi » Sat Oct 19, 2019 4:03 pm

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The Brocchi's Cluster,
Collinder 399 (Cr 399) is a random grouping of stars located in the constellation Vulpecula near the border with Sagitta....

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Thank you for the nice feedback.

Marios

cool

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Last post by Refractordude
Mon Oct 21, 2019 3:55 am
Kemble's Cascade

Last post by mariosi « Sun Oct 20, 2019 5:55 pm
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by mariosi » Fri Oct 18, 2019 5:32 pm

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Kemble's Cascade,
(Kemble 1), located in the constellation Camelopardalis, is an asterism — a pattern created by unrelated stars. It is an apparent...

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Nice sketch Marios.
Thank you for sharing/

Thank you!

Kemble 1 is indeed a beautiful asterism Marios. I liken it to a waterfall of stars that...

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Sun Oct 20, 2019 5:55 pm

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