He preferred the hard truth to his dearest illusions.
/ Carl Sagan's epitaph to astronomer Johannes Kepler /



In memoriam Halton C. Arp (1927-2013).


My astronomy sketches. Hover mouse over image for the inverted look. For fainter objects, take a look at the black-on-white original, sometimes it reveals more details.


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NGC 6791 (Open cluster)
Right ascension: 19h 21m Declination: 37° 48'
Constellation: Lyra
Date/time: 2012.07.15 21:45 UT
Equipment: 4.5" f/8 Newtonian
FoV: 1° 12' Magnification and filter(s): 60x
Seeing: 4/10 Transparency: 4/5
Location: Lipótfa, Zselic, Hungary
Observer: Ferenc Lovró
Description:

With my small telescope this is a pretty hard object despite the great dark sky we have in our second home in the Zselic. With direct vision it's almost invisible, however by moving the scope all around you can notice a diffuse, silver glow. With averted vision I'm able to see even some details. Higher magnifications vanish the object.


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