The Deep Sky from Birmingham

Although I have never professed to being a deep sky observer, I have occasionally taken time out to sketch many Nebulae & Galaxies.  I include a very small sample here merely to show that observations of these faint and often very diffuse objects can be made VISUALLY from heavily light polluted skies - without filters!

  M51   showing SN 1994I   40cm reflector

   M57    40cm reflector

   Hubbles Variable Nebula & R Mon.  March 1st 2003, 22h UT  46cm reflector

    Stephans Quintet    40cm reflector

    Veil Nebula.  22cm reflector unfiltered

   Hinds Variable Nebula:  December 18th 2004.  35cm f10 x290

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Hinds Variable Nebula. January 15th 2012  22h 30m - 22h 40m UT  51cm f4 Newtonian x200

 

 

 

 

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