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NGC 3372 Carina
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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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Congratulations on your TSS APOD Award!
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Sun May 03, 2020 9:31 am
Thursday 16/4/20 prominences
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mariosi »
Thu Apr 16, 2020 1:55 pm
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Greetings from Nicosia. Prominences today closeup!
PST 40mm at X66.6 TIME: 08:10
We stay home safe and healthy
Marios
Thursday 16 4 20 08;10...
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Thank you Ivan !
Marios
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Sat Apr 18, 2020 1:59 pm
Moon - Mersenius
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Ruud »
Sun Apr 05, 2020 1:11 pm
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This is a 40,000 km² view of the region around Mersenius. The seeing was bad half the time, but with some patience I recorded about twenty craters...
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Nice!!! :)
I can't sketch stick figures
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Last post by Ylem
Tue Apr 14, 2020 1:53 am
FD AR12759
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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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Thanks for the link Marios. Very helpful.
Marios
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Last post by mariosi
Mon Apr 13, 2020 7:47 pm
Venus and the Pleiades - 04/04/20
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by
Thefatkitty »
Sun Apr 05, 2020 2:48 pm
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Good morning, afternoon and evening all, just pick the greeting that fits your time zone... :lol:
Been kinda quiet here. My T3 camera took its final...
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Very nice sketch Mark!
Marios
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Last post by mariosi
Tue Apr 07, 2020 2:53 am
Moon - Walther
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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
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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
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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
Sunspots AR 12529
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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
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Last post by John Baars
Mon Mar 02, 2020 8:37 pm
Messier 81 - 82
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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
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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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Last post by NGC 1365
Sun Feb 02, 2020 7:58 am
Sunspots AR 12192
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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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Last post by NGC 1365
Sun Feb 02, 2020 7:37 am
First sketch- NGC 1365
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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
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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
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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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Last post by mariosi
Sat Jan 04, 2020 4:53 am
Messier 47
Replies: 7
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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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Last post by mariosi
Sun Nov 17, 2019 8:16 pm
Messier 103
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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