Leo Triplet

[Mike73]

Had a great night observing last Saturday but the time just went way too quickly and only managed one sketch.

Other stand outs that night for me were M1,M97,M108 and M109.

[Kedvenc]

Another great sketch. I really need to get on with doing some myself!

[DarkerSky]

Mike that's excellent. You've packed in some lovely detail there from a low magnification eyepiece. I've managed close to the detail you've had before from a dark sky in North Wales. I guess your sky must be pretty dark too down there in Cornwall

[tom714uk]

Another great sketch. I really need to get on with doing some myself!

Yeah - bought myself soft pencil, graphite, stump, putty rubber and paper the other day, but despite having a nice view of just this target the other day was a bit scared to try - I've always been terrible at drawing! Nobody has to see it but me, I guess...

Tom

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[Mike73]

Another great sketch. I really need to get on with doing some myself!

Hi Kedvec - Thanks and yes you really need to get those pencils sorted out!

Mike that's excellent. You've packed in some lovely detail there from a low magnification eyepiece. I've managed close to the detail you've had before from a dark sky in North Wales. I guess your sky must be pretty dark too down there in Cornwall

Seb the centre of each galaxy probably wasn't as bright as the sketch but I was surprised and happy to be able to see faint fuzzies around mag 11.

The place I went to on Saturday overlooks the English Channel so I'm guessing that played a big part and I was looking at the Triplets to the S.E and away from the LP of St Austell to the West.

The attached pic shows a bit of Milky Way and that LP as it was taken when Orion was getting fairly low to the SW..

Not the darkest site around but the hunt continues.

Yeah - bought myself soft pencil, graphite, stump, putty rubber and paper the other day, but despite having a nice view of just this target the other day was a bit scared to try - I've always been terrible at drawing! Nobody has to see it but me, I guess...

Tom

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Tom, I've found the most important thing I bought was a rubber!

Go for it though!!