February 11

Hi all

Chased the clouds for a time last night, they cleared away a couple of minutes before I decided that I was going to quit so I got a little sketching before the enxt lot arrived and got the following three.

I hope you like them.

M81



This galaxy has a very obvious nuclear core that stood out from the surrounding nebulosity. I wasn't able to detect any details in the nebula.

M82



I could easily spot a dark division in the galaxy's appearence, it split the galaxy in two approximately halfway down

NGC 2362



The Tau Canis Majoris cluster was something that I was delighted to pull in, it has a declination of -24 57, therefore it is low in the sky. It is dominated by Tau that blazes forth from the surrounding stars. From more southerly locations I would imagine that this is a delight to see.

Thanks for taking the time.

Paul