NGC 4565 (pencil sketch)

[Talitha]

I bumped into this little beauty on Sunday night after wandering around in the VIR/COM cluster. The dust lane was a total surprise to me, i had no idea it was there. But as i concentrated on drawing the starfield, it started to play peek-a-boo with my averted vision.

After the starfield was done, i turned off the red headlamp and studied the galaxy for about ten or fifteen minutes to get a good look at the dust lane. There was some lunar interference but not too bad. Luna was only 25 percent illuminated and she was ready to set, about 10 degrees above the horizon.

Anyway, give this one a look if you get a chance... i bet it's awesome with larger aperture. Thanks for reading!

[zhgutas]

Ah.. another gem! These sketches of yours are always a treat. This one is no different

[barkis]

Another classy job from your pencils Carol.

Ron.

[Talitha]

Thanks!

[Mark at Beaufort]

Lovely sketch as usual Carol. As you may know we had a star party last weekend in England and many of us had the chance to view NGC4565 with a 20" Dob - quite a sight. Your sketch reminds of that incredible view I had on Friday night.

Mark

[callisto]

Very nice sketch Carol

I have taken the plunge at drawing myself, hope i can get to youre standard

Mark.

[chrisrnuttall]

I must check this galaxy out, i have had a look at a few of the vigo cluster this spring and they were all just fuzzy shapes with no details. Seeing a dust lane would be cool!

thanks for the sketch

[Talitha]

Thanks!

Wow, a 20" Dob.. i bet you could see the dust lane with direct vision.