Omega Centauri (NGC 5139) - Sketch

omega centauri drawing - ngc 5139

object details: "Omega Centauri" - NGC 5139
magnitude: 5.3m,  distance: 16kly,  constellation: Centaurus.

Location and conditions: Negev desert (Borot Lutz), Israel, ~6.8 NELM.
Time and date: 3-4/04/2014 , 01:00.
Instrument: 250mm F/5 Newtonian, 13mm Vixen LVW, type-1 paracorr (106X).
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:

omega centauri ngc 5139 globular cluster drawing