· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums 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 Sol Robbins Carpal Tunnel Reged: 12/01/03 Saturn Feb. 17, 2009       #2932362 - 02/17/09 02:22 AM Attachment (86 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi, I finally had very good conditions for Saturn. I used my 6" refractor to observe Saturn and a recently acquired CED 1, (Contrast Enhancing Diagonal 1 from Burgess Optical). This was using 300x without the Chromacor II Of note was the NEB that just popped with rift details. I have never seen the NEB break up like this. Sketch was done with 4H, HB pencils for globe details. I used an EBONY pencil for the shadow of the rings on globe and the shadow of the globe on rings. Lots of blending using my fingers. Best, Post Extras:       frank5817 Postmaster Reged: 06/13/06 Loc: Illinois Re: Saturn Feb. 17, 2009 [Re: Sol Robbins]       #2932389 - 02/17/09 03:37 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Sol, Your sketching is more than terrific. You really pull in amazing detail. I note that your seeing was well above average too, fantastic work. Frank Post Extras:       Uwe Pilz scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 05/16/08 Loc: Leipzig, Germany Re: Saturn Feb. 17, 2009 [Re: frank5817]       #2932395 - 02/17/09 03:55 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   You saw quite a lot! Phantastic! Post Extras:       Sol Robbins Carpal Tunnel Reged: 12/01/03 Re: Saturn Feb. 17, 2009 [Re: Uwe Pilz]       #2932470 - 02/17/09 07:01 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Frank & Uwe, Thanks to both of you. It was an extraordinary sight after days of bitter cold and bad weather. Post Extras:       JayinUT I'm not Sleepy Reged: 09/19/08 Loc: Utah Re: Saturn Feb. 17, 2009 [Re: Sol Robbins]       #2932541 - 02/17/09 08:26 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   A wonderful sketch that shows details on the Saturn and I love how you did the rings. Well done! Post Extras:       CarlosEH Postmaster Reged: 01/19/05 Loc: Pembroke Pines, Broward County... Re: Saturn Feb. 17, 2009 [Re: Sol Robbins]       #2932730 - 02/17/09 10:37 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Sol, An outstanding observation of Saturn. You have recorded delicate detail over both the North equatorial Belt (NEB) and South Equatorial Belt (SEB). Thank you for sharing it with us all. Carlos Post Extras:       cildarith Carpal Tunnel Reged: 08/26/04 Loc: San Diego, CA Re: Saturn Feb. 17, 2009 [Re: CarlosEH]       #2932762 - 02/17/09 10:59 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Outstanding sketch, Sol! The contrast enhancing diagonal seems to be a winner. Post Extras:       Sol Robbins Carpal Tunnel Reged: 12/01/03 Re: Saturn Feb. 17, 2009 [Re: cildarith]       #2933077 - 02/17/09 01:43 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks to all of you. The CED Type 2 diagonal did not fair so well on Saturn. It worked great on Venus, but for Saturn it simply cut too light. For Saturn, a regular diagonal sat in between the two versions of the CEDs I havein terms of detail. That said, the type 2 version ought to work well on the Moon and the type 1, (keeping my fingers crossed), ought to work very well with Jupiter and possibly Mars. There were a couple of years that I beta tested filters for Saturn but nothing really worked well for all details on the globe for some reason. ------------------------------------------------------------ This evening the southern hemisphere was predominantly a warm ruddy brown in terms of most belt colors. The northern showed cool gray-blue tones for the belt. Pretty sweet view for me to say the least. When seeing allowed very sharp views, the NEB was awesome and I rendered it first and rather quickly. Thing is that the details here and throughout the northern hemisphere repeatedly showed these details throughout the observation so I could return to and refine them. Thanks again, Post Extras:       Tommy5 Carpal Tunnel Reged: 03/28/04 Loc: Chicagoland Re: Saturn Feb. 17, 2009 [Re: Sol Robbins]       #2933421 - 02/17/09 04:41 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Wow great Saturn sketch, its cool how the neb broke up. usually it isn't very distinctive, great sketch again. Post Extras:       rodelaet Post Laureate Reged: 04/28/06 Loc: 50°56' N - 4°58' E (Belgium) Re: Saturn Feb. 17, 2009 [Re: Tommy5]       #2933513 - 02/17/09 05:23 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Sol, Fabulous work! Your planetary sketches are so delightful to look at. Post Extras:       Sol Robbins Carpal Tunnel Reged: 12/01/03 Re: Saturn Feb. 17, 2009 [Re: rodelaet]       #2933840 - 02/17/09 07:53 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   T & Rony, Thanks very much. The forum started here at CN is the one that interests me most. Post Extras:       rolandlinda3 Post Laureate Reged: 01/24/06 Loc: Crozet VA 22932 Re: Saturn Feb. 17, 2009 [Re: Sol Robbins]       #2934139 - 02/17/09 10:37 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I have not had the pleasure of looking at Saturn this year, but your sketch is sure a nice temporary fix to my observing starved eyes. roland Post Extras:       Sol Robbins Carpal Tunnel Reged: 12/01/03 Re: Saturn Feb. 17, 2009 [Re: rolandlinda3]       #2934545 - 02/18/09 07:04 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks a lot Roland and welcome back. Post Extras:       HellsKitchen Pooh-Bah Reged: 09/05/08 Loc: Melbourne Australia Re: Saturn Feb. 17, 2009 [Re: Sol Robbins]       #2936844 - 02/19/09 08:58 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   you have captured stunning detail which I can't imagine I'll ever see, and on my birthday to boot! Post Extras:       Sol Robbins Carpal Tunnel Reged: 12/01/03 Re: Saturn Feb. 17, 2009 [Re: HellsKitchen]       #2937412 - 02/19/09 02:52 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   A Very Happy Birthday to You! Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 1 registered and 3 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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