Drawings of Deepsky Objects
With Large Telescopes

Psalms 8:3-9 (ESV)
When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the
moon and the stars, which you have set in place, what is man
that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him?
O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!




Why Drawings With Large Telescopes?  Many excellent sites already exist with drawings made using small to moderate telescopes. Some of these sites are listed at the end of this page.

Why drawings and not astrophotography?In my opinion the eye is still the most amazing imaging device to be found.  It offers a unique perspective not possible with any other means.  One example that comes to mind is the eyes ability to clearly reveal the stars of the trapezium, the bright inner nebulosity, and the faint outer nebulosity of M 42, all at the same time!  While I have seen all of this detail in separate images, I don't know that I have ever seen it all in the same image.
See Mel Bartels' discussion on visual observing.
Bruce Sayre has some interesting thoughts on binocular viewing about 2/3 of the way down the page on his site.