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Astronomy Designs for T-shirts or Whatever
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
Messier 11
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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
NGC 6960 Western Veil
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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
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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
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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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Last post by mariosi
Sun Oct 20, 2019 5:55 pm
From the sketch box, M17.
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by
KingClinton »
Fri Jul 12, 2019 8:33 pm
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Our monthly challenge is M17, link below, so I went out with the first available clear sky and set about sketching M17.
This sketch is white...
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Clinton.
Excellent sketch.
Love it.
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Last post by Peter802
Sun Oct 20, 2019 1:40 pm
Messier 92
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mariosi »
Fri Oct 18, 2019 11:17 am
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Messier 92,
is a globular cluster of stars in the northern constellation of Hercules mg:6.3
It was discovered by Johann Elert Bode in 1777, then...
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Thank you all!
Marios
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Last post by mariosi
Sun Oct 20, 2019 1:33 pm
ngc 2808
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by
Falcon 63 »
Sat Oct 19, 2019 4:20 pm
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Howdy all,
been a while. Thought I'd have a revisit to the eyepiece.
Cheers
Wayne.
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Very nice sketch of NGC 2808.
Thank you for sharing
Marios
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Last post by mariosi
Sun Oct 20, 2019 12:20 pm
Sketch Jupiter 05-29-2019
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by
John Baars »
Thu May 30, 2019 12:01 pm
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Sketched impression of the transits of Ganymede and the shadow of Io. Note the yellowish Equatorial Zone ( new )
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Very nice drawing and observation of Jupiter.
Marios
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Last post by mariosi
Sun Oct 20, 2019 12:04 pm
The Great Orion Nebula
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by
mariosi »
Fri Oct 18, 2019 11:01 am
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The Orion Nebula
(also known as Messier 42, M42, or NGC 1976) is a diffuse nebula situated in the Milky Way, being south of Orion's Belt in the...
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Thank you for the comments and likes!
Marios
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Last post by mariosi
Sun Oct 20, 2019 12:00 pm
2/2/19 FD H-a
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mariosi »
Fri Oct 18, 2019 4:09 pm
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2/2/19 FD H-a
Thanks for looking
Marios
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Wow again! Amazing work, Marios!
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Last post by bladekeeper
Sat Oct 19, 2019 7:14 pm
An old sketch FD H-a 30/8/15
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mariosi »
Fri Oct 18, 2019 10:53 am
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An old sketch of full disk H-a
Thanks for looking
Marios
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Wow! This is very impressive, Marios!
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Last post by bladekeeper
Sat Oct 19, 2019 7:13 pm
NGC 6992/5 Eastern Veil
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by
mariosi »
Fri Oct 18, 2019 10:50 am
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Eastern Veil Nebula (NGC 6992/5)
Right ascension 20h 45m 38.0s
Declination +30° 42′ 30″
Distance 1470 ly
Apparent magnitude (V) 7.0
Apparent...
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Very nice, Marios!
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Last post by bladekeeper
Sat Oct 19, 2019 7:12 pm
Strawberry Moon, Sketch.
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by
KingClinton »
Mon Jun 17, 2019 11:29 am
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This full Moon is known as the Strawberry Moon.
Last night I decided to try my hand at my first lunar sketch. I have been wanting to try this for a...
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Very nice work Clinton!
I've tried to have a crack...ended up in the maybe I'll come back to it file.
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Last post by Falcon 63
Sat Oct 19, 2019 4:42 pm
NGC 7000
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by Don Quixote » Fri Sep 27, 2019 8:59 pm
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Last night Hankmeister3 and I went out to our Fithian dark site with our chosen kit and some sandwiches and drinks.
Henry imaged with his Quatro and...
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Hi Mark,
It’s amazing that you could glimpse that target. Good for You!
I would have to take several looks too, just to confirm. Also with pointing...
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Last post by Juno16
Fri Oct 04, 2019 8:47 pm
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Last post by KingClinton
Wed Jun 19, 2019 8:12 am
Draw Your Astronomy Gear
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by
seer »
Thu Jun 13, 2019 1:52 pm
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My BUSHNELL 10x50 Legacy WP Binoculars.
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My OBERWERK 15x70 LW Binoculars.
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One of my L Adapters.
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This is me with my scope at Anza.
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GREAT JOB :D
:thumb:
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Last post by seer
Fri Jun 14, 2019 11:30 pm
NGC 6231
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by
KingClinton »
Sat May 25, 2019 1:00 pm
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Had some clear sky from about 22H30 on Friday 24 May 2019.
After setting the scope out and letting it cool I headed out.
I decided to sketch NGC...
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That's awesome, Clinton! Nice work! :Clap:
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Mon Jun 03, 2019 7:06 pm
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