· 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 Aaron sage Reged: 08/28/06 Loc: Eugene OR More Galaxies       #3059674 - 04/22/09 01:50 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Another night of galaxy-hunting with some challenges. The Whale & Calf: NGC 4631 & NGC 4627 - Never seen these before but meaning to find them: The Antennae Galaxy: NGC 4038 & NGC 4039 - Was suggested to draw from a friend. It was very challenging separating the two members, I suspect the transparency in this part of the sky was deteriorating: The Splinter Galaxy: NGC 5907 - Another new object for me, random find from 'to view' list after moving to Draco for better sky. Draco Galaxy Group: NGC 5985, 5982 & 5981 - Wrote this down from a CN post a long time ago, I didn't know what to expect. Awesome spiral structure in 5985: Post Extras:       frank5817 Postmaster Reged: 06/13/06 Loc: Illinois Re: More Galaxies [Re: Aaron]       #3060317 - 04/22/09 06:27 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Aaron, These are all impressive galaxy sketches. You do a very nice job on your galaxy sketches especially teasing out the details. Frank Post Extras:       Aaron sage Reged: 08/28/06 Loc: Eugene OR Re: More Galaxies [Re: frank5817]       #3060783 - 04/22/09 10:36 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks. I forgot to mention, I tried some new things with these. Mainly, per a CN suggestion, I used a black t-shirt around my neck as a hood, which worked amazingly. I have long used an eye-patch which in combination with the hood provides total black immersion. I've also been better about planing my dark-adaptation since the brightness of drawing often kills it. I study the object a lot more when I'm fully dark-adapted and do drawing in spurts from memory instead of checking the view more frequently while drawing. I regain dark-adaptation in the hood after periods of drawing to study details. This worked very well and I was amazed how much more I could see. Aaron Post Extras:       CarlosEH Postmaster Reged: 01/19/05 Loc: Pembroke Pines, Broward County... Re: More Galaxies [Re: Aaron]       #3061899 - 04/23/09 11:58 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Aaron, More excellent observations of interesting galaxies in the Spring sky. The observations show much variety in the types of galaxies visible. Thank you for sharing it with us all. Carlos Post Extras:       JayinUT I'm not Sleepy Reged: 09/19/08 Loc: Utah Re: More Galaxies [Re: CarlosEH]       #3069470 - 04/26/09 10:45 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Aaron, Been on vacation but these are excellent sketches and I like the details you got here. Nicely done. Post Extras:       Tom Machtemes super member Reged: 06/09/08 Loc: Evergreen Park, Ill. Re: More Galaxies [Re: Aaron]       #3070202 - 04/27/09 10:41 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Aaron, You have some nice sketches. Tom Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 2 registered and 4 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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