Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Cloudy Nights - Official Forums of the 2009 International Year of Astronomy Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu.... uh, User   You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Astrophotography and Sketching >> Sketching Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 xfile101 professor emeritus Reged: 12/08/07 Posts: 739 Loc: Ocean Gate, NJ Another Outer Planet       #2581521 - 08/14/08 04:47 PM Attachment (28 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Currently, the brightest object in the sky, besides the Moon, is the huge gas giant, Jupiter. This planet is easily found, especially now, as the Moon has been doing a dance around it, in Sagittarius just East of the Teapot's handle. On Monday, I was able to get a nice view of Jupiter with both binoculars and telescope. The wonderful thing about the planets is the Moon doesn't drown them out. I didn't plan on doing any sketch on Jupiter but decided that it would be a nice change of pace from the faint fuzzies and the following night I sketched Neptune (more of a finder sketch than art though). So I guess I've begun a pattern here and Uranus (currently residing in Aquarius) will be next and once the Moon subsides I guess a dwarf planet Pluto should be a good one, (this I would guess would be another finder sketch). Anyway, hope you enjoy the Jupiter sketch and I just read a post in the Beginner's Forum about what to expect to see from a 6" scope. Here's an example and should be pretty much what you'll see. Enjoy -------------------- Orion XT8I Celestron 114EQ Firstscope Meade 70mm Astroscan Post Extras:       frank5817 Post Laureate Reged: 06/13/06 Posts: 3050 Loc: Illinois Re: Another Outer Planet [Re: xfile101]       #2581589 - 08/14/08 05:22 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Frank, Beautiful! It looks like a royal appearance of the King and his attendants. Yes dancing with our moon is a good description. Frank5817 Post Extras:       rodelaet Carpal Tunnel Reged: 04/28/06 Posts: 2662 Loc: 50°56' N - 4°58' E (Belgium) Re: Another Outer Planet [Re: frank5817]       #2585262 - 08/16/08 03:31 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Frank, Nice work on the Jupiter sketch. I enjoy it very much. I look forward to your next target. -------------------- Rony My Astronomy Sketches My Binocular Sketches Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 0 registered and 2 anonymous users are browsing this forum. Moderator:  Charlie Hein, cildarith  Print Thread Forum Permissions       You cannot start new topics       You cannot reply to topics       HTML is disabled       UBBCode is enabled Thread views: 254 Jump to *International Year of Astronomy 2009* -----   Global Coordination   Cornerstone Projects   Special Projects   Special Task Groups   Global Activities   National and Regional Activities   IYA 2009 in Africa   IYA 2009 in the USA*Announcements and News* -----   Cloudy Nights Announcements   Discussion of CN Articles, Reviews, and Reports   Beginners Forum   Celestial Events   Light Pollution*Equipment Discussions* -----   ATM, Optics and DIY Forum   Binoculars   Binoviewers   Cats & Casses   Classic Telescopes   Equipment   Eyepieces   Mounts   Observatories   Reflectors   Refractors    Celestron SkyScout and Meade mySky   Video and Electronically Assisted Astronomy*Astrophotography and Sketching* -----   Beginning Imaging   Film Astrophotography   DSLR & Digital Camera Astro Imaging & Processing   CCD Imaging & Processing   Solar System Imaging & Processing   Sketching   Astro Imaging/Sketching Contest *Observing* -----   General Observing   Planetary and Solar System Observing   Lunar Observing   Deep Sky Observing   Double Star Observing   Solar   Variable Star Observing and Radio Astronomy*Telescope Specific Forums* -----   Celestron NexStar    NexStar GPS / CPC Telescopes   Questar Forum   Meade ACF/RCX / LX / GPS    Meade ETX*Other* -----   Science of Astronomy & Space exploration   AstroWebsites   Space Rocks*Speciality Forums* -----   AstroArt   Astronomy Software & Computers   Stellar Media   Astro Outreach, Clubs and Star Parties*CN Feedback and Vendor Announcements* -----   Vendor and Group Announcements Home

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