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Here is my sketch of NGC 253, done from my home in Sydney on 5th of October using Odessius, my 17.5" f/4.5 scope and a GSO Superview 2" 30mm eyepiece.
The scope showed a brighter central hub, and one side of the galaxy a hint of a band of a dark dusty streak of one of the arms. There were a few superimposed, very faint stars. I was surprised at the amount of detail I could see, and averted vision was the only way to see it. A little squint when viewing the picture gives a better representation of the view through the scope.
This was a very dewy night. I was most impressed with the dew zapping system I've added to Odessius. All the optics that were rigged up were kept dry. The one finder not hooked up & Hickny's scope needed the occassional burst from a hair drier. The scopes ended up dripping from dew, and the dew zapper and hair drier duo kept our cyclops's seeing over four hours.
The sketch of Jupiter will follow soon.
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