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WadeVC
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Here is another great Globular that lies well within Sagittarius. I must admit that the term "great" is based on my bias of considering GC's one of my favorite targets. In truth however, M28 is a fairly faint and small GC that doesn't offer up too much in the way of resolving individual stars (at least in my 10" anyway).
I was able to easily see a few close companion stars that resolved easily enough, but as far as the actual GC goes, it had more of a mottled but somewhat defined fuzzy look. I know that sounds odd, but although individual stars of the GC weren't prominently resolved like those of better known GC's, it wasn't just a plain fuzzy object neither...it kind of fell in-between these two descriptions.
Anyway, here is how M28 appeared to me through my EP:
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CarlosEH
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Wade,
I too get excited about observing all types of heavenly bodies. This is an excellent observation of M28 (NGC 6626) in Sagittarius. Thank you for sharing it with us all.
Links;
http://www.hawastsoc.org/deepsky/sgr/sgr3.html
http://www.nao.ac.jp/Gallery/Messiers/m28.jpg
Carlos
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frank5817
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Wade,
I'm with you Wade, globular clusters are exciting to observe, compare and sketch. Very nice work on M-28. You captured it beautifully. 
Frank 
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jimbothehotdog
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Loc: Pittsburgh, PA
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WadeVC,
Greetings! I have finally made my way to the sketching forum and have been admiring your sketches, very nice.
I am new to astronomy and to this site ( been on here a few weeks or so ) but have been involved with graphic design and sketching for many years. Capturing the night sky has always interested me. Now that I have a scope I would like to try my hand at it.
If I may ask..
What tools do you use to create your images?
Your finished images appear to created digitally. Do you sketch by hand in the field and then scan in your sketches and finish on a pc... actually I am curious about your whole process from beginning to finished work.
If you don't mind sharing...
Thanks,
Dave
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WadeVC
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Thank you for all the kind words everyone!
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If I may ask..
What tools do you use to create your images?
Your finished images appear to created digitally. Do you sketch by hand in the field and then scan in your sketches and finish on a pc... actually I am curious about your whole process from beginning to finished work.
If you don't mind sharing...
Dave,
My finished images are indeed digitized. However, all of my sketches start out as plain ol' paper & pencil sketches captured at the EP while observing. I am careful to take exacting notes about the object(s) I sketch to help me remember certain nuances I may have forgotten about when I sit down and digitize my sketches.
I then take my sketches, and scan them into PhotoShop to use as a template for digitizing the final "sketch"...usually.
There are times I use different programs for different occasions and looks. I often times use Fractal Design Painter (NOT to be confused with Microsoft Painter), TrueSpace, Blender, Rhino, or a combination of all of them.
There are many here who use similar processes to digitize their sketches...all of whom have their own little techniques that work best for them and the software they use.
There is a section at the top of the Sketching Forum called "How To's" which offer up a LOT of good info on this subject by a lot of different members. You are sure to get some great hints and suggestions by reading those threads and finding out what works for you, your skill level and the equipment/programs you use.
Good luck and I hope to see you posting some of your own sketches here soon.
Remember, this is NOT a competition nor are you being judged. The members here are very encouraging and will often times offer up suggestions for improvement and they will definitely make one feel welcomed when posting their images.
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Meade NGC 70mm f/10
Orion UltraView 10x50 Wide-Angle Binoculars
My Sketch Gallery
My Astronomy Blog
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 rodelaet
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Wade,
Excellent sketch of M28!
The core looks very bright compared to the halo, just like how I saw it with a modest 4 inch mak. That is very cool. 
Keep up the good work, my friend, and let them sketches coming. 
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