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The best view I had of Omega Centauri was from Namibia in 2022. I decided to sketch it at the lowest possible magnification (Nagler 31mm), to seemingly shrink the cluster to somewhat acceptable...

Hi everyone, here's an observation from my home country (Netherlands) in Wieringermeer (SQM 21.1) with my 16" Alkaid and Pentax XW 7mm at 259x

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Very bright and very large with many...

NGC 4147 (or NGC 4153) was observed 4 years ago from my home country with the 16" and 7mm XW @ 259x. SQM was 21.1
This is a small cluster, but can easily be seen with a grainy structure even in the...

Very low in my sky and seen at low power to fit in all the stars, so there's a bright sky background. Fortunately this OC is consists of sufficient bright stars, some of them with an orange hue. The...

This is one of the few Arp galaxies that I observed from my home country (The Netherlands) where it will never get truly dark (SQM 21.2).
My notes read: Very faint couple, both only seen with AV as...

Even though no details could be pulled from this galaxy, the view of it is very dramatic and beautiful because of nearby (orange) Mirach.
This is one of those galaxies that we often return to.
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In my home country this object culminates only at low altitude and it’s hard to make out any detail. But on La Palma it was a splendid sight! It’s not the largest nor the brightest cluster among the...

Hi, here's my sketch of Arp 222 as seen from La Palma with a 16" and Pentax xw 7mm at 259x.
I saw it as a fairly bright galaxy with an obvious core zone. With AV the shape resembles that of a...

I saved M100 for observation on the Roque de los Muchachos (La Palma), because being a face-on galaxy it needs all transparancy that it can get. It appears very large and therefor I chose to sketch...

Great choice for an object of the week, a bit different from usual but I like it because it's one of the fewer objects in this forum that I actually observed :)

I observed and sketched this one...

Hi, here's my observation notes from last year in France (Bar-lès-Buzancy) SQM 21.4. With a 16" Sumerian Alkaid and Pentax XW 5mm at 362x

NGC 7783 is the brightest member, seen as a clear knot at...

That's an impressive observation Peter, I did not even come close to that also with a 16" from Namibia. My notes:

The Pavo Galaxy proved to be a tough object, as is often the case with a face-on....

Hi All,

During my visit to Namibia 6 weeks ago I had the opportunity to observe and sketch several planetary nebulae with a 16" dobson. I thought it would be nice to share them here.


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Hi all, here's my contribution with a 16". My hopes were up for spotting the tiny dustlane that crosses the face of this fine looking galaxy. At lower magnification it did not present itself, but...

Here's my contribution with a 16" from earlier this year. The first impression gives a bright, slightly oval galaxy with a bright knot on the NW rim. Increasing the magnification is rewarding: the...

I observed this galaxy and its globular clusters with my 10" traveldob from the Roque de los Muchachos (La Palma) in better conditions than currently for sure...

My notes:

The Fornax Dwarf is...

Thanks for the interesting read! I observed this cluster in 2019 with my 10" on La Palma and made a sketch of it. My notes say: NGC 5694 is a very small and dim cluster in Hydra. The core has a...

Two weeks ago I observed this pair under a SQM 21.3 sky with my 16". Here's my sketch and notes:

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This is a very small and weak duo and it’s a challenge to split both galaxies. At 362x this...

Hello Ivan, sorry for not have noticed this topic before. Congratulations with your wonderful accomplishment! Did you also sketch all of the objects (or intend to)? I have started a similar project...

Hi Brandon and all, with my 10" under SQM 21.4 and transparent sky I could see the brightest NE arc using a Nagler 26T5 and Lumicon OIII filter. Best with AV, but also directly. Some differences in...

Great observation and wonderful to see a sketch of the area around M45 this large. Unlike the Merope nebula, I had a hard time to see the Maia nebula (LBN 772) myself. In your sketch it appears only...

Thank you Uwe, it's a nice surprise to see you here as well :)

Hi Howard, indeed it's on the edge of a cliff and although it is safer than it looks one has to be careful during the night... It's one of the few spots at that height where the floor is somewhat...

Jimi, Wouter & Raul thank you very much. Hope to post a report soon when the clouds finally disappear :)

I’m Martijn and I live in the light polluted Netherlands with my wife and two kids. I have been interested in astronomy for all my life, but only since a few years (when I bought my first large...