Owl Cluster (NGC 457). If you don’t have the photographic equipment (or the astrophotography skills) to capture celestial sights through your scope, consider sketching them instead. This sketch of the Owl Cluster was done at the eyepiece using black Canson paper, a white charcoal pencil, and a kneaded eraser. The astrosketcher then brought it inside to do minor touch-ups and add a bit of color with colored pencils to better represent his view through the eyepiece.
Michael Rector