Eyepiece Sketches

Below are a few sketches of some of my favorite easy targets. Hopefully, these will give you an idea of what to look for in the eyepiece. All sketches were made using my 4.5" f/8 Newtonian reflector. As I sketch more I will add more to the page. All sketches copyright the author.



M13 in Hercules at 36X and 91X (The Great Hercules Cluster)M13 in Hercules
Open Cluster M29 in Cygnus at 91X.M29 in Cygnus
Open Cluster M103 in Cassiopea at 91X.M103 in Cassiopea
My first attempt at sketching a planet (Jupiter) @ 182X.Jupiter Sketch
M31 (The Andromeda Galaxy) in Andromeda @ 51X.M31@ 56x
NGC 869 & 884 (the Double Cluster) in Perseus @ 28X.Double Cluster
M57 (The Ring Nebula) in Lyra at 91X.M57@ 91X
Another attempt at sketching a planet, this time Saturn @ 182X.Saturn Sketch
M21 in Sagittarius @ 28XM21@28X
M27 (the Dumbbell Nebula) in Vulpecula @ 91XM27@91X

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