So I figured a open cluster sketch was going to be the order of the day.
I have long been thinking of
So for this sketch I used a 30mm 2" eyepiece and also the 1.25 25mm.
White pencil on black sketch paper. And once again I took a photo of the sketch and put it through
From my backyard I only see the bright 3rd magnitude star, the rest need optics.
This cluster was first discovered by Abbe Lacaille from South Africa in March 1752. This is one of the closest open clusters to us at only 479 light years distant.
It also has the name Theta Carinae cluster but is more commonly referred to as the Southern Pleiades.
Original sketch(warts and all) first and processed after.
Thanks for taking a look at my scribbles!