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Jeff Young
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I tried some new materials on this one (Derwent Graphitint white pencil on 9"x12" Mi-Teintes black paper). For more details see the Graphitint thread.
This was also first-light for my new Sol Ranger finder. Beats the heck out of having to get up and look at the shadow of the front etalon on the tilt adjuster every time I lose the sun -- not only does it deliver the sun in the field with a 5.5mm effective-length eyepiece, it's also easier not to get up when the sketch pad and pencils, erasers, etc. are on my lap.
Anyway, here's the goods:
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Nikon 18x70s / UA Millennium Colorado:
Solarscope SF70 / TV Pronto / AP400QMD Coronado SolarMax40 DS / Bogen 055+3130
APM MC1610 / Tak FC-100 / AP1200GTO Tak Mewlon 250 / AP600EGTO
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smc89
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Great sketching Jeff!!! 
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Scott M.
Canon 40D, 50D & G9
Coronado PST
Stellarvue 80ED
Orion XT8I Dob.
Orion XT12I Dob.
Celestron 15x70
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Ralph Marantino
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Great job,your white pencil really gets to the point. 
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Lunt H-alpha LS100THa/B3400
Rockland Astronomy Club
Member BAA Solar Section
Central Appalachian Astronomy Club
Astronomical League
DSPST,PST & 70mm Coronado Cal K telescope.2.2A
Zeiss 2 inch prism diagonal&Zeiss Zoom EP
2inch APM Herschel Wedge in a 94mm F7 Brandon
14.5 inch f4.2 Starmaster Dob(Zambuto mirror)
TeleView Genisis SDF with 1000 Oaks Glass filter
Zeiss 63mm f13.5 refractor 1000 Oaks Glass filter
Itty Bitty Solar Radio Telescope.
LHRIES Lite Solar Spectrometer
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PeteLawrence
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Love the sketches Jeff - very realistic renditions.
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Best regards,
Pete Lawrence
http://www.digitalsky.org.uk
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darkstar528
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Great sketch Jeff!
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Blue skies,
Stephen "Darkstar" Ames
PST(#96038), VIXEN 8-24mm,CEMAX 2x Barlow, Thousand Oaks White Light Filter and a Meade Elec EP
CFI, CFII, MEI, working on EIEIO!
BAA Member
My solar site:
http://seemysunspot.com
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molniyabeer
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Loc: Central Coast, California
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Nice series!
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Steve
16" Meade LightBridge (Beowulf)
10" Hardin DSH, StarMax 127mm Mak, PST H-a
Oberwerk 11 x 70 binocs, Tasco 10 x 50 binocs
Santa Maria Clear Sky Clock
Figueroa Mt Clear Sky Clock
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Jeff Young
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Thanks, everyone!
I forgot to mention that I tried a new "dithering" technique on the last two -- basically a random walk of very small squiggles with an extremely light touch on the pencil. I think it worked out well -- achieves the same smoothing effect as using a blending stump, but leaving a bit more texture or "liveliness" to the image.
Cheers,
-- Jeff.
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Nikon 18x70s / UA Millennium Colorado:
Solarscope SF70 / TV Pronto / AP400QMD Coronado SolarMax40 DS / Bogen 055+3130
APM MC1610 / Tak FC-100 / AP1200GTO Tak Mewlon 250 / AP600EGTO
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Erix
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Jeff, your solar sketches just get better and better. Beautifully rendered!
BTW, I have some carpet to lay down now on my side of the observatory as well as put in some more evergreen shrubs on the southern foundation of it to help out with heat. Thanks for the suggestion with the extra shrubs. It should really help out over time.
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Erika
Automatic doors make me feel like a Jedi. 
Zhumell 16", 10" LX200 Classic,Orion ED80, ETX70-AT, DS Maxscope 60mm
My CN Gallery * 2007 July - tracking NOAA10963
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Jeff Young
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Thanks, Erika! I think I might try one of them in the sketching contest next month. Although I have a great M3 lined up as well....
"...on my side of the observatory..."? Is this a his and hers deal? 
Cheers,
-- Jeff.
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Nikon 18x70s / UA Millennium Colorado:
Solarscope SF70 / TV Pronto / AP400QMD Coronado SolarMax40 DS / Bogen 055+3130
APM MC1610 / Tak FC-100 / AP1200GTO Tak Mewlon 250 / AP600EGTO
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Erix
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Posts: 22358
Loc: Ohio, USA
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Your DSO sketches are top notch too. I've been struggling with star placement and magnitudes more than anything, but I've gradually been improving. At least I'm having fun trying.
Yes, my husband has one side of the observatory and I've got the other.  Although we share equipment, we've also pretty much got that broken down into his and hers as well since our tastes/needs are different. He's an imager, I'm completely visual.
I love it that we have a few hobbies in common, yet still have our own separate interests within them.
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Erika
Automatic doors make me feel like a Jedi.
Zhumell 16", 10" LX200 Classic,Orion ED80, ETX70-AT, DS Maxscope 60mm
My CN Gallery * 2007 July - tracking NOAA10963
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EmielVeldhuis
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Stunning sketches!!!
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8" LX10 SCT,Skywatcher NEQ6pro,Vixen SP,Skywatcher 150/1200mm refractor, Coronado PST's: Gold and Blue,Lunt LS60T-HA and CaK b/600, b/wToUcamSC3RAWmod.and a DMK 31AU03as.
http://astrosurf.com/obsolar/colabora/colaboradores/veldhuis.html
www.solarlive.nu
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