VISUAL DRAWINGS OF CELESTIAL OBJECTS
Ron Buta

On this page, I show visual drawings made many years ago of objects I saw through large observatory telescopes during routine observing runs. These were made when the conditions were not optimum for photoelectric photometry, due to thin clouds, light haze, or just partial cloudiness. As long as the sky was not completely overcast, it was possible to make such observations. The drawings were made mostly on bond paper with a No. 2 pencil, and are as close to scale as possible. They have been converted into "positives" using the Reverse Video option in xv. In viewing them, it may be necessary to increase the contrast on your monitor to get the best view.

NGC 2070 - Cerro Tololo 36-inch telescope, high magnification

NGC 1976 (M42) - McDonald Observatory 30-inch telescope, medium magnification

NGC 5194-5 (M51) - McDonald Observatory 30-inch telescope, 300X

M97 - McDonald Observatory 36-inch telescope, 360X

NGC 330 - Siding Spring 40-inch telescope, 520X

NGC 346 - Siding Spring 40-inch telescope, 520X

M33 - McDonald Observatory 36-inch telescope, 360X

NGC 908 - McDonald Observatory 36-inch telescope, 360X

NGC 1448 - Siding Spring 40-inch telescope, 520X

NGC 1566 - Siding Spring 40-inch telescope, 520X

NGC 1714 - Siding Spring 24-inch telescope

NGC 1763 - Siding Spring 24-inch telescope

NGC 1936 - Mount Stromlo 30-inch telescope

NGC 2032 - Mount Stromlo 30-inch telescope

M1 (NGC 1952) - McDonald Observatory 36-inch telescope, 360X

NGC 2403 - McDonald Observatory 30-inch telescope, 300X

NGC 2438 - McDonald Observatory 36-inch telescope, 360X

NGC 2440 - McDonald Observatory 36-inch telescope, 360X

NGC 2467 - McDonald Observatory 36-inch telescope, 360X

M82 - McDonald Observatory 36-inch telescope, 360X

NGC 3081 - McDonald Observatory 30-inch telescope, 300X

NGC 3184 - McDonald Observatory 36-inch telescope, 360X

NGC 3359 - McDonald Observatory 36-inch telescope, 360X

NGC 3372 - Mount Stromlo 6-inch telescope

NGC 3646 - McDonald Observatory 36-inch telescope, 360X

NGC 3718 - McDonald Observatory 30-inch telescope, 300X

NGC 3893 - McDonald Observatory 36-inch telescope, 360X

NGC 4449 - McDonald Observatory 36-inch telescope, 360X

M88 - McDonald Observatory 30-inch telescope, 300X

NGC 4565 - McDonald Observatory 30-inch telescope, 300X

NGC 4631 - McDonald Observatory 30-inch telescope, 300X

NGC 4676 - McDonald Observatory 107-inch telescope, unknown magnification

M94 - McDonald Observatory 36-inch telescope, 360X

NGC 4755 - Mount Stromlo 6-inch telescope

NGC 4762 - McDonald Observatory 36-inch telescope, 360X

NGC 4900 - McDonald Observatory 36-inch telescope, 360X

NGC 5128 - McDonald Observatory 36-inch telescope, 360X

NGC 5189 - Siding Spring 24-inch telescope

NGC 5921 - McDonald Observatory 36-inch telescope, 360X

NGC 6221 - Siding Spring 40-inch telescope, 520X

NGC 6300 - Siding Spring 40-inch telescope, 520X

NGC 6302 - Siding Spring 40-inch telescope, 520X

NGC 6337 - Siding Spring 40-inch telescope, 520X

NGC 6894 - McDonald Observatory 36-inch telescope, 360X

M57 - McDonald Observatory 30-inch telescope, 300X

M8 - Austin Astronomical Society 12.5-inch telescope

M17 - Austin Astronomical Society 12.5-inch telescope

NGC 7479 - McDonald Observatory 36-inch telescope, 360X