April sketches

[Wiu-Wiu]

I haven't gotten around to further process my latest sketches, I have been busy preparing new sketch templates as these are a bit too large for sketching double stars. 

So I thought giving you guys a view 'under the hood' and post the raw scans of my final clean sketches.

I'll still use this one for wide field sketches though.

 

 

NGC 3301 in LEO. a small but bright edge on (as I was able to catch it from my 19.3 garden) with a stellar core. 

 

NGC 3190 and 3193 are a nice pair together in the 12". 

3190 has a peculiar elongated core.

The effect of lightpollution is evident; as there should be at least 4 galaxies in this view... I am missing NGC 3187 to the top left, and 3185 to the upper side.

 

NEO 1998 OR2 passed us last month, When I found it at position A, and finished drawing in my field stars, it had moved over a star at position B. 

Magnitude was estimated twice, at A and D. 

 

Sketching an asteroid is as fun as coloring in a colorbook. Still, I like knowing that one of those specs is 'on the move' even more than the other ones  

[Jiggy 67]

Outstanding as ever, you always produce quality.....one question though.....what is the faint object to the right of the central galaxy (NGC3193 I think) in the second sketch???....is it a rare error/smudge 😀 or an observation....or even my phone??

Edited May 13, 2020 by Jiggy 67

[Wiu-Wiu]

Lol  those are erasing marks. I use a lightbox to put the stars in place, but galaxies are drawn in place afterwards. In this case, I drew it in the wrong spot so had to redo it  

 

thank you for the thumbs up, greatly appreciated!