SKETCH GALLERY

by Wes Stone

This page contains links to most of the astronomical sketches (along with a few CCD images) on my web page, for quick access.  Accompanying observing notes can often be found in my

Online Observing Log.

Some of the sketches are pretty rough; others I'm pretty proud of. Many were made with my 60mm refractor, the "Scope of Death," but my 10" Dob is gaining.  Deep-sky sketches may require adjustment of your monitor settings to gain the correct perspective of gray on black.

MOON:

Conjunction: Moon, Venus, Mars, Aldebaran (Naked Eye)

Moon (CCD Hesiodus Ray)

Moon (CCD)

Moon (CCD)

Moon (CCD)

PLANETS:

Conjunction: Moon, Venus, Mars, Aldebaran (Naked Eye)

Conjunction: Venus/Saturn (60mm)

Mercury (60mm)

Venus (2004 February 4 - 10" Dob)

Venus  (2001 July 16 - 60mm)

Venus  (Crescent in trees - 60mm)

Mars (2005 November 24 - 10" Dob)

Mars (2005 October 30 - 10" Dob)

Mars (2005 October 22; 8:22 UT - 10" Dob)

Mars (2005 October 22; 5:07 UT - 10" Dob)

Mars (2005 October 17 - 10" Dob)

Mars (2005 October 13 - 10" Dob)

Mars (2005 September 20 - 10" Dob)

Mars (2005 September 4 - 10" Dob)

Mars (2005 September 3 - 10" Dob)

Mars (2005 September 2 - 10" Dob)

Mars (2005 August 6 - 10" Dob)

Mars (2005 July 26 - 10" Dob)

Mars (2005 July 20 - 10" Dob)

Mars (2005 June 12 - 10" Dob)

Mars (2004 January 23 - 10" Dob)

Mars (2003 September 28 - 10" Dob)

Mars (2003 September 11 - 10" Dob)

Mars (2003 August 31 - 10" Dob) (labeled image)

Mars (2003 August 27 - 60mm)

Mars (2003 August 21 - 10" Dob)

Mars (2003 August 17 - 10" Dob) (labeled image)

Mars (2003 August 8 - 10" Dob)

Mars (2003 July 28 - 10" Dob)

Mars (2003 July 27 - 10" Dob)

Mars (2003 July 22 - 10" Dob)

Mars (2003 July 15 - 10" Dob)

Mars (2003 July 12 - 10" Dob)

Mars (2003 July 9 - 10" Dob)

Mars (2003 July 5 - 10" Dob)

Mars (2003 July 3 - 10" Dob)

Mars (2003 May 27 - 10" Dob)

Mars (2001 July 16 - 60mm)

Mars (2001 July 4 - 60mm)

Mars (1995 March 7 - 11" SCT)

Deimos (2003 August 30 - 10" Dob)

Jupiter (2007 April 16 - 10" Dob)

Jupiter (2006 July 7 - 10" Dob)

Jupiter (2006 April 28 - 10" Dob)

Jupiter (2005 June 3 - 10" Dob)

Jupiter (2004 December 23 - 10" Dob) 

Jupiter (2004 May 3 - 10" Dob)

Jupiter (2004 April 3 - 10" Dob)

Jupiter (2004 March 28 - 10" Dob #2)

Jupiter (2004 March 28 - 10" Dob #1)

Jupiter (2004 March 21 - 10" Dob)

Jupiter (2004 March 8 - 10" Dob)

Jupiter (2004 February 11 - 10" Dob)

Jupiter (2004 February 9 - 10" Dob)

Jupiter (2004 February 8 - 10" Dob)

Jupiter (2004 January 21 - 10" Dob)

Jupiter (2003 May 13 - 10" Dob)

Jupiter (2003 April 19 - 10" Dob)

Jupiter (2003 March 19 - 10" Dob)

Jupiter (2003 February 28 - 10" Dob)

Jupiter (2003 February 25 - 10" Dob)

Jupiter (2003 February 8 - 10" Dob)

Jupiter (2002 January 9 - 60mm)

Jupiter (2002 January 11 - 60mm)

Jupiter (2002 January 14 - 60mm)

Jupiter (2002 January 29 - 60mm)

Jupiter (2002 January 30 - 60mm)

Jupiter (2002 January 31 - 60mm)

Jupiter (2002 February 2 - 60mm)

Jupiter (2002 February 14 - 60mm)

Jupiter (2002 February 15 - 60mm)

Jupiter (2002 November 28 - 60mm)

Jupiter (1996 July 12 - 60mm)

Jupiter (1996 July 13 - 60mm)

Jupiter (2000 September 20 - 8" Dob)

Jupiter (1994 July 27 - 11" SCT)

Jupiter (1997 September 3 - 11" SCT)

Jupiter/Saturn (CCD)

Saturn (2005 January 31 - 10" Dob)

Saturn (2004 December 24 - 10" Dob)

Saturn (2004 January 22 - 10" Dob)

Saturn (2003 February 3 - 10" Dob)

Saturn (2002 January 19 - 60mm)

Saturn (1996 July 12 - 60mm)

Saturn (1996 July 26 - 11" SCT)

Saturn (CCD)

Uranus w/Umbriel (2006 August 28 - 10" Dob)

Uranus w/Oberon, Titania (2003 August 25 - 10" Dob)

Neptune w/Triton (2003 August 25 - 10" Dob)

Pluto (2004 June 15-17 - 10" Dob)

SUN:

Sunspot/Active Region 69 (2002 August 21 - 60mm)

Sunspot/Active Region 9169 (2000 September 25 - 60mm)

Sunspot/Active Region 9169 (2000 September 24 - 60mm)

Partial Solar Eclipse 2001 Dec. 14

Partial Solar Eclipse 2002 June 10

Transit of Mercury 2006 November 8 (Sony DSC-H1)

COMETS:

Hale-Bopp (C/1995 O1) Many sketches here.

Hyakutake (C/1996 B2) Many sketches here.

Arend-Rigaux (49P) (2005 March 7 - 10" Dob)

Barnard (177P) (2006 July 26 - 10" Dob)

Borrelly (19P) (2001 August 27- 60mm)

Bradfield (C/2004 F4) (2004 April 23 - 8x56 binox)

Bradfield (2004 April 24 - 8x56 binox)

Bradfield (2004 April 25 - 10" Dob)

Bradfield (2004 April 27 - 8x56 binox)

Bradfield (2004 April 28 - 8x56 binox)

Bradfield (2004 May 23 - 10" Dob)

Brewington (C/1996 N1) (1996 August 11 - 60mm)

Encke (2P) (2003 November 22 - 10" Dob)

Encke (2003 November 14 - 10" Dob)

Encke (2003 October 25 - 10" Dob)

Faye (2006 August 25 - 10" Dob)

Faye (2006 September 30 - 10" Dob)

Garradd (C/2007 E1) (2007 April 19 - 10" Dob)

Gehrels (78P) (2004 September 11 - 10" Dob)

Gehrels (2004 October 14 - 10" Dob)

Gehrels (2004 November 6 - 10" Dob)

Gehrels (2004 December 3 - 10" Dob)

Giacobini-Zinner (21P) (1998 October 21 - 60mm)

Giacobini-Zinner (2005 June 12 - 10" Dob)

Giacobini-Zinner (2005 July 14 - 10" Dob)

Hartley 2 (103P) (1998 January 18 - 8x56 binox)

Hartley-IRAS (161P) (2005 July 15 - 10" Dob)

Hartley-IRAS and NGC 4256, 4210, 4221 (2005 August 8 - 10" Dob)

Hoenig (C/2002 O4) (2002 August 11 - 60mm)

Hoenig (2002 August 28 - 60mm)

Howell (88P) (2004 June 16 - 10" Dob)

Hyakutake (C/1995 Y1) (1996 February 16 - 11" SCT)

Ikeya-Zhang (C/2002 C1) (2002 January 24 - 60mm)

Ikeya-Zhang (2002 January 25 - 60mm)

Ikeya-Zhang (2002 March 1 - 60mm)

Ikeya-Zhang (2002 March 2 - 60mm)

Ikeya-Zhang (2002 March 13 - 8x56 binox)

Ikeya-Zhang (2002 March 18 - 8x56 binox)

Ikeya-Zhang (2002 March 18 - 60mm)

Ikeya-Zhang (2002 March 25 - 60mm)

Ikeya-Zhang (2002 March 31 - 8x56 binox)

Ikeya-Zhang/M31 (2002 April 4 - 8x56 binox)

Ikeya-Zhang (2002 April 19 - 60mm)

Ikeya-Zhang (2002 April 24 - 8x56 binox)

Ikeya-Zhang/M13 (2002 May 16 - 8x56 binox)

Ikeya-Zhang (2002 June 5 - 8x56 binox)

Ikeya-Zhang/M5 (2002 June 30 - 60mm)

Juels-Holvorcem (C/2002 Y1) (2003 February 4 - 10" Dob)

Juels-Holvorcem (2003 April 8 - 10" Dob)

Juels-Holvorcem (C/2005 N1) (2005 July 15 - 10" Dob)

Kopff (22P) (1996 May 25 - 60mm)

Kudo-Fujikawa (C/2002 X5) (2003 January 5 - 60mm)

Kudo-Fujikawa (2003 January 7 - 60mm)

LINEAR (C/1999 S4)/M34 (2000 June 29 - 60mm @ 8x56 binox)

LINEAR (C/2001 A2) (2001 July 1 - 8x56 binox)

LINEAR (C/2001 A2) (2001 July 2 - 8x56 binox)

LINEAR (C/2001 A2) (2001 July 2 - 60mm)

LINEAR (C/2001 A2) (2001 July 15 - 8x56 binox)

LINEAR (C/2001 A2) (2001 July 17 - 60mm)

LINEAR (C/2001 A2) (2001 August 1 - 60mm)

LINEAR (C/2001 A2) (2001 August 17 - 12.5" Dob)

LINEAR (C/2000 WM1) (2001 November 7 - 60mm)

LINEAR (C/2000 WM1) (2001 November 8 - 60mm)

LINEAR (C/2000 WM1) (2001 December 7 - 8x56 binox)

LINEAR (C/2000 WM1) (2001 December 7 - 60mm)

LINEAR (C/2000 WM1) (2002 March 18 - 60mm)

LINEAR (C/2001 RX14)/NGC 4138 (2003 February 4 - 10" Dob)

LINEAR (C/2002 T7) (2003 October 22 -10" Dob)

LINEAR (C/2002 T7) (2003 November 23 - 10" Dob)

LINEAR (C/2002 T7) (2003 December 19 - 10" Dob)

LINEAR (C/2002 T7) (2004 January 21 - 10" Dob)

LINEAR (C/2002 T7) (2004 February 10 - 10" Dob)

LINEAR (C/2002 T7) (2004 April 28 - 60mm)

LINEAR  (C/2002 T7) (2004 May 29 - 8x56 Binox)

LINEAR (C/2002 T7) (2004 June 5 - 10" Dob)

LINEAR (C/2003 H1) (2004 March 13 - 10" Dob)

LINEAR (C/2003 K4) (2004 April 25 - 10" Dob)

LINEAR (C/2003 K4) (2004 June 11 - 10" Dob)

LINEAR (C/2003 K4) (2004 July 15 - 10" Dob)

LINEAR (C/2003 K4) (2004 November 21 - 10" Dob)

LINEAR (C/2003 K4) (2005 January 30 - 10" Dob)

LINEAR (C/2003 K4) (2005 February 8 - 10" Dob)

LINEAR (C/2003 T4) (2004 November 6 - 10" Dob)

LINEAR (C/2003 T4) (2005 February 8 - 10" Dob)

LINEAR (C/2003 T4) (2005 March 6 - 10" Dob)

LINEAR (C/2004 U1) (2004 December 21 - 10" Dob)

LINEAR (C/2005 K2) (2005 June 13 - 10" Dob)

LINEAR (C/2005 A1) (2005 August 6 - 10" Dob)

LINEAR (C/2006 VZ13) (2007 June 15 - 10" Dob)

LINEAR (C/2006 VZ13) (2007 July 9 - 10" Dob)

LINEAR-NEAT (C/2001 HT-50) (2003 March 5 - 10" Dob)

Lovejoy (C/2007 E2) (2007 April 15 - 8x56 Binox)

Lovejoy (2007 April 16 - 10" Dob)

Machholz (C/2004 Q2) (2004 September 11 - 10" Dob)

Machholz (2004 October 15 - 10" Dob)

Machholz (2004 November 21 - 10" Dob)

Machholz (2004 December 15 - 10" Dob)

Machholz (2004 December 19 - 10" Dob)

Machholz (2004 December 31 - 8x56 Binoculars)

Machholz (2005 January 3 - 8x56 Binoculars)

Machholz (2005 January 8 - 8x56 Binoculars)

Machholz (2005 January 10 - 10" Dob)

Machholz (2005 January 12 - 8x56 Binoculars)

Machholz (2005 January 12 - 10" Dob)

Machholz (2005 February 8 - 10" Dob)

McNaught (C/2005 E2) (2005 November 24 - 10" Dob)

McNaught (C/2005 E2) (2006 January 24 - 10" Dob)

McNaught (C/2006 P1) (2007 January 5 - 8x56 Binox)

McNaught (C/2006 P1) (2007 January 13 - Sony DSC-H1)

McNaught (C/2006 P1) (Tail Extensions, 2007 January 20 - Naked Eye + 8x56 Binox)

NEAT (C/2002 V1) (2003 January 5 - 60mm)

NEAT (C/2002 V1) (2003 February 3 - 10" Dob)

NEAT (C/2002 V1) (2003 February 5  - 10" Dob)

NEAT (C/2002 V1) (2003 February 6 - 10" Dob)

NEAT (C/2001 Q4) (2004 May 6 - 8x56 Binox)

NEAT (C/2001 Q4) (2004 May 7 - 10" Dob)

NEAT (C/2001 Q4) (2004 May 7 - 8x56 Binox)

NEAT (C/2001 Q4) (2004 May 9 - 10" Dob)

NEAT (C/2001 Q4) (2004 May 11 - 8x56 Binox)

NEAT (C/2001 Q4) (2004 May 19 - 8x56 Binox)

NEAT (C/2001 Q4) (2004 May 22 - 10" Dob)

NEAT (C/2001 Q4) (2004 May 26 - 10" Dob)

NEAT (C/2001 Q4) (2004 June 5 - 10" Dob)

NEAT (C/2001 Q4) (2004 July 15 - 10" Dob)

NEAT (C/2001 Q4) (2004 September 7 - 10" Dob)

NEAT (C/2001 Q4) (2004 October 8 - 10" Dob)

NEAT (C/2001 Q4) (2004 November 6 - 10" Dob)

Petriew (C/2001 Q2) (2001 August 27 - 60mm)

Pojmanski (C/2006 A1) (2006 March 2 - 8x56 Binoculars)

Pojmanski (C/2006 A1) (2006 March 9 - 8x56 Binoculars)

Schwassmann-Wachmann (29P) (1996 March 1 - 11" SCT)

Schwassmann-Wachmann (29P) (2003 August 30 - 10" Dob)

Schwassmann-Wachmann (29P) (2004 July 14 - 10" Dob)

Schwassmann-Wachmann (29P) (2004 November 6 - 10" Dob)

Schwassmann-Wachmann (73P-B) (2006 April 6 - 10" Dob)

Schwassmann-Wachmann (73P-B) (2006 April 18 - 10" Dob)

Schwassmann-Wachmann (73P-B) (2006 April 23 - 10" Dob)

Schwassmann-Wachmann (73P-C) (2006 April 6 - 10" Dob)

Schwassmann-Wachmann (73P-C) (2006 April 18 - 10" Dob)

Schwassmann-Wachmann (73P-G) (2006 April 18 - 10" Dob)

Schwassmann-Wachmann (73P-G) (2006 April 23 - 10" Dob)

Schwassmann-Wachmann (73P-G) (2006 April 30 - 10" Dob)

Schwassmann-Wachmann (73P-R) (2006 April 28 - 10" Dob)

Shoemaker-Levy (1991a1) (1992 July 7 - 60mm)

SWAN (C/2002 O6) (2002 August 9 - 60mm)

SWAN (C/2004 H6) (2004 July 14 - 10" Dob)

SWAN (C/2005 P3) (2005 September 3 - 10" Dob)

SWAN (C/2006 M4) (2006 September 30 - 10" Dob)

SWAN (C/2006 M4) (2006 October 26 - Sony DSC-H1)

Tabur (C/1996 Q1) (1996 September 23 - 60mm)

Tabur (C/1996 Q1) (1996 October 9 - 60mm)

Tabur (C/2003 T3) (2004 May 23 - 10" Dob)

Tempel (9P) (2005 March 8 - 10" Dob)

Tempel + NGC 5171 galaxy group (2005 March 14 - 10" Dob)

Tempel (2005 April 10 - 10" Dob)

Tempel (2005 June 3 - 10" Dob)

Tempel (2005 June 29 - 10" Dob)

Tempel (2005 July 2 - 10" Dob)

Tempel (2005 July 4 - 10" Dob) (post-"Deep Impact")

Tempel-Tuttle (55P) (1998 January 18 - 8x56 binox)

Tsuchinshan (62P) (2004 December 19 - 10" Dob)

Tucker (C/2004 Q1) (2004 September 11 - 10" Dob)

Tucker (2004 October 14 -10" Dob)

Tucker (2004 November 6 - 10" Dob)

Tucker (2004 December 3 - 10" Dob)

Utsunomiya (C/2002 F1) (2002 April 19 - 8x56 binox)

Utsunomiya (2002 April 23 - 8x56 binox)

Wild 2 (81P) (1997 March 26 - 11" SCT)

Wild 4 (116P) (2003 June 1 - 10" Dob)

Wolf-Harrington (43P) (2003 November 23 - 10" Dob)

OPEN CLUSTERS:

Collinder 21 (w/Galaxy IC 1731) (10" Dob)

Double Cluster/Stock 2 (8x56 binox)

M6 (60mm)

M35/NGC 2158 (60mm)

M45 (60mm)

NGC 457 (60mm)

NGC 2169 (10" Dob)

NGC 6231 (60mm)

NGC 6520 (60mm)

NGC 6633 (60mm)

NGC 6709 (60mm)

NGC 6885 (60mm)

GLOBULAR CLUSTERS:

M12 (60mm)

M13 (60mm)

M22 (60mm)

M79 (10" Dob)

M92 (10" Dob)

NGC 6235 (10" Dob)

NGC 6440 (10" Dob)

NGC 6540 (10" Dob)

NGC 6541 (60mm)

NGC 6723 (60mm)

NGC 7006 (60mm)

NGC 7492 (10" Dob)

Palomar 2 (10" Dob)

Palomar 8 (10" Dob)

BRIGHT NEBULAE including PLANETARY NEBULAE:

M1 (10" Dob)

M8 (60mm)

M16 (60mm)

M17 (10" Dob)

M20 (10" Dob)

M27 (60mm)

M42 (60mm)

M57 (10" Dob)

M57 (CCD)

M57/6826/3242/2392/6543/7662 (CCD)

M78/NGC 2071 (60mm)

M97 (10" Dob)

NGC 40 (10" Dob)

NGC 246 (10" Dob)

NGC 896/IC 1795 (10" Dob)

NGC 1360 (10" Dob)

NGC 1360 (60mm)

NGC 1514 (10" Dob)

NGC 1535 (10" Dob)

NGC 1535 (60mm)

NGC 1555 (10" Dob)

NGC 1579 (10" Dob)

NGC 1788 (10" Dob)

NGC 1931 (10" Dob)

NGC 1999 (60mm)

NGC 1999 (10" Dob)

NGC 2022 (10" Dob)

NGC 2024/NGC 2023/IC 434 (60mm)

NGC 2245/2247 (10" Dob)

NGC 2261 (10" Dob)

NGC 2261/NGC 1931 (CCD)

NGC 2346 (10" Dob)

NGC 2359 (10" Dob)

NGC 2371/2 (8" Dob)

NGC 2371/2 (10" Dob)

NGC 2392 (10" Dob)

NGC 2467 (10" Dob)

NGC 2610 (10" Dob)

NGC 3242 (10" Dob)

NGC 6302 (10" Dob)

NGC 6309 (10" Dob)

NGC 6445 (10" Dob)

NGC 6543 (10" Dob)

NGC 6726-7 (60mm)

NGC 6742 (10" Dob)

NGC 6765 (10" Dob)

NGC 6813 (10" Dob)

NGC 6818 (60mm)

NGC 6826 (10" Dob)

NGC 6842 (10" Dob)

NGC 6857 (10" Dob)

NGC 6888 (10" Dob)

NGC 6891 (10" Dob)

NGC 6905 (10" Dob)

NGC 7008 (10" Dob)

NGC 7009 (10" Dob)

NGC 7023 (10" Dob)

NGC 7026 (10" Dob)

NGC 7027 (10" Dob)

NGC 7027/NGC7048 (8" Dob)

NGC 7048 (10" Dob)

NGC 7076 (10" Dob)

NGC 7094 (10" Dob)

NGC 7139 (10" Dob)

NGC 7293 (10" Dob)

NGC 7354 (10" Dob)

NGC 7538 (10" Dob)

NGC 7635 (10" Dob)

NGC 7662 (CCD)

IC 289 (10" Dob)

IC 1454 (10" Dob)

IC 1470 (10" Dob)

IC 2149 (10" Dob)

IC 5146 (10" Dob)

Abell 4 (10" Dob)

Abell 12 (10" Dob)

Abell 21 (10" Dob)

Abell 39 (10" Dob)

Abell 70 (10" Dob)

Gyulbudaghian's Nebula (2004 - 10" Dob)

Gyulbudaghian's Nebula (2005 - 10" Dob)

Jonckheere 900 (10" Dob)

Jones 1 (10" Dob)

Jones-Emberson 1 (10" Dob)

McNeil 1 (10" Dob, 2004 February 12)

McNeil 1 (10" Dob, 2004 February 19)

Minkowski 1-7 (10" Dob)

Minkowski 1-79 (10" Dob)

PK 36-1.1 (10" Dob)

PK 80-6.1 (10" Dob)

PK 103+0.1 (10" Dob)

PK 116+8.1 (10" Dob)

Rosette Nebula Complex (10" Dob)

Sanduleak 2-21 (10" Dob)

DARK NEBULAE:

B33 (10" Dob)

B86 (60mm)

B142/43 (8x56 binox)

GALAXIES:

M31 (10" Dob)

M33 (60mm)

M51 (10" Dob)

M51/Supernova 2005cs (10" Dob)

M61 (10" Dob)

M63 (10" Dob)

M64 (10" Dob)

M65/M66 (10" Dob)

M77 (CCD)

M81/M82/NGC 3077 (60mm)

M81 (10" Dob)

M82