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TenthEnemy
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Reged: 01/21/08
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This is a white charcoal sketch of M13 from a few days ago. The seeing and transparency were very good and this was the best view I've ever had of this cluster, including from a much darker site.
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rolandlinda3
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Loc: Crozet VA 22932
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It's quite a challenging cluster to go after. Good sketch, and you've got guts.
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Jeremy Perez
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Loc: Flagstaff, Arizona, USA
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Wow, great results with the white charcoal! Very nice depiction of the star trails.
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Kris.
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Reged: 09/16/04
Posts: 1276
Loc: Belgium
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great sketch of a difficult target to draw! very realistic!
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Kris
To be old & wise, you first gotta be young & stupid 
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JimPie
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Reged: 11/10/07
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Loc: S.E.Michigan
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Tenth
Its a great sketch,very accurate rendering of the great cluster.
I feel kind of dumb but Ive never herd of white charcoal.
Is it simmiler in use to chalk an black paper?
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Jim
12.5",f=4.8 truss dob
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frank5817
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Reged: 06/13/06
Posts: 4089
Loc: Illinois
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TenthEnemy,
A most impressive sketch of M 13. It is very challenging to sketch globular clusters as those who have tried know well.
It looks great.  
Frank 
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TenthEnemy
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Reged: 01/21/08
Posts: 428
Loc: Maryland
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Thanks for the comments. The white charcoal pencils I used for this seem to work great for clusters, and globs in particular. They are both soft and difficult to blend. I don't like them for diffuse objects because of the blending properties. It's very easy to sketch the magnitude difference of the stars, and stippling in all the tiny stars you find in a glob is no problem. I prefer the charcoal over graphite for globs, and I'd recommend picking some up if only for that purpose.
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Jeff Young
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Reged: 08/04/05
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Loc: Ireland
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Nicely done! Great density to the center.
Cheers,
-- Jeff.
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