Messier 79 (Globular Cluster) - Sketch
object details: Messier 79
size: 8.7' ; magnitude: 8.6m ;
distance: 41kly ; constellation: Lepus .
Location and conditions: Negev desert (Nahal Barak), Israel, ~6.6m sky.
Time and date: 14-15/09/2012 , 03:30.
Instrument: Skywatcher BKP250 10" F/5 Newton, 5mm Vixen LVW eyepiece (240X).
Drawing details: Graphite pencil sketch on a white paper, made while observing with a telescope under red light. Sketch is north oriented. Scanned, inverted and processed in Photoshop. Observer: Michael Vlasov.
Original drawing: