Sketching at the telescope: Tom Polakis’ Tarantula Nebula

Posted by David Eicher
on Wednesday, June 9, 2010
The Tarantula Nebula (NGC 2070) sketched by Tom Polakis with an 8-inch f/4 reflector at 89x and an OIII filter, June 12, 1988, from Kenilworth, Queensland, Australia. David J. Eicher library
Today, I’ve uncovered a sketch by Astronomy Contributing Editor Tom Polakis showing the Tarantula Nebula (NGC 2070) in Dorado.

To learn more about astronomical sketching, Astronomy magazine subscribers can access my Astronomy.com video "Sketching from the telescope" and read Glenn Chaple's Observing Basics column "Sketching 101."

See the rest of the Sketching at the telescope series.

 

 

 

 

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