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The two objects, which could be considered "neighbors" or sisters, have an incredible degree of contrast with respect to size, color, shape, and star field. My contempative note comes out of contrasting features that I thought about. The Lagoon sketch is better called an "impression" of the object since the star field for the field of view was way beyond my ability to capture. I only selected key stars and apparent asterisms or groups to anchor my dark lane/bright ribbon study. With the large field of view, the star field around the Trifid is beautiful, but I confined my self to the object itself. ....a good night to give thanks. Lagoon Trifid Roland Post Extras:       doctordub scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 01/11/06 Posts: 908 Loc: New Rochelle, New York Re: Lagoon & Trifid, color, astrovideo output sketch [Re: rolandlinda3]       #2542863 - 07/26/08 04:23 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Roland, Thanks for posting these beautiful sketches! CS -------------------- Jonathan TeleVue TV102 on Vixen SXW mount Meade LXD 55 SN10/UHTC Modified Jason 60mm F11 Canon 15x50 IS Olympus E-510, 14-42, 40-150 Zuiko Meade DSI, LPI TeleVue: Binovue & 2X Cor. 3x barlow, 2x 5mm, 2x7mm, 12mm, 17mm & 2-4mm Zoom Naglers, 2x24mm, & 27mm panoptics, 55mm Plossl & 3mm Radian 2" OIII & Nebustar filters Siebert Power Mag wheel Lumicon Filter selecter & 2" focal reducer Celestron: 7 1.25" color filters 7.5mm, 26mm eps & 2X ultima barlow Post Extras:       frank5817 Post Laureate Reged: 06/13/06 Posts: 3001 Loc: Illinois Re: Lagoon & Trifid, color, astrovideo output sketch [Re: doctordub]       #2543067 - 07/26/08 06:43 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Roland, Both beautifully done perfectly framed. Frank Post Extras:       rolandlinda3 Carpal Tunnel Reged: 01/24/06 Posts: 1589 Loc: Crozet VA 22932 Re: Lagoon & Trifid, color, astrovideo output sketch [Re: frank5817]       #2543371 - 07/26/08 10:16 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Frank, thought about you when I was putting up last night. I was too pooped to take advantage of it but the waning moon was rising when I came in...beautiful golden crescent. Know you like those kind of views as I do. Roland Post Extras:       frank5817 Post Laureate Reged: 06/13/06 Posts: 3001 Loc: Illinois Re: Lagoon & Trifid, color, astrovideo output sketch [Re: rolandlinda3]       #2543426 - 07/26/08 11:04 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Roland, We were overcast most of the night here but I did see that crescent moon all morning after the clouds moved out. It looked glorious. Frank Post Extras:       Dee professor emeritus Reged: 03/12/06 Posts: 640 Loc: Ireland Re: Lagoon & Trifid, color, astrovideo output sket [Re: frank5817]       #2544679 - 07/27/08 05:25 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Yummy , I love your use of color as always wonderful. Dee Post Extras:       Tommy5 Pooh-Bah Reged: 03/28/04 Posts: 1382 Loc: Chicagoland Re: Lagoon & Trifid, color, astrovideo output sket [Re: Dee]       #2546204 - 07/28/08 12:45 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Great views of the lagoon and trifid,it clearly the extent of the nebula,around here in the chitown suburbs only a wee bit of nebula is visible around the star cluster in m-8, no real nebula is seen around the trifid in my 6" achro, thanks for the great view. Post Extras:       rolandlinda3 Carpal Tunnel Reged: 01/24/06 Posts: 1589 Loc: Crozet VA 22932 Re: Lagoon & Trifid, color, astrovideo output sket [Re: Tommy5]       #2546260 - 07/28/08 01:13 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks all. The views were truthfully beautiful. I will say, however, that my sketching technique tends to increase contrast a little bit because as I study, I tend to bear down on the pastel...and I make corrections by laying down more chalk rather than erasing. It might sound easy sketching from a monitor, but the two-eye view, the depth of detail that is rendered to the screen, and the amount of landscape in an object this big is a real challenge. It might be a lesser challenge for better sketchers but I seriously enjoy getting what I can. You will notice the M8 is done with a blue paper...thank goodness, because the black lanes through the object are like a maze. You can get lost when drawing it. So, blue permits me to lay down the black and better remember where I am. Infrequently I have a finger on the screen while applying pastels with my other hand in order to keep from getting lost. Someday I would really like some of you to try this technique of sketching using the output to the astro video camera to see some of what happens. Who knows, some sketchers might quickly find easier ways to study and sketch than I have found. Roland Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 1 registered and 2 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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