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asteroid7
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Appreciation Of Sketches
#3290834 - 08/24/09 09:50 AM
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Just a note to say that I appreciate all the fine sketches on this forum. Thanks for sharing the observations.
They make my day a little brighter.
Rich
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rolandlinda3
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Re: Appreciation Of Sketches
[Re: asteroid7]
#3292141 - 08/24/09 10:10 PM
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I probably speak for most....we enjoy doing it and our observing gets better as we do it. Join us!!
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lunartic65
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Re: Appreciation Of Sketches
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#3292815 - 08/25/09 09:22 AM
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I find now that I have begun sketching that I am actually observing more. The object that is being sketched is studied intently for detail and this was something that I wasn't doing when I was just visually observing.
Roland is right Rich, join in the fun.
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starquake
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Re: Appreciation Of Sketches
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#3294718 - 08/26/09 02:53 AM
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I find now that I have begun sketching that I am actually observing more. The object that is being sketched is studied intently for detail and this was something that I wasn't doing when I was just visually observing.
I feel just the same. Last week I was in an astro party. One night while I was sketching, I was listening to others yelling all the time what they view: "NGC 32432 WOW, M 121 WHOAA, NGC 89948 OH WOW, NGC 43243.... etc". This went on the whole night. I only observed 4 objects (actually some more, because some of them were a group of galaxies) the whole night, but hey, I'm sure I've been the one who saw the most details. They only viewed, I observed. That's why I sketch.
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NerfMonkey
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Re: Appreciation Of Sketches
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#3295524 - 08/26/09 01:29 PM
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Not that there's anything wrong with "only" viewing. I do definitely see more when sketching than when simply viewing, but sometimes I find it more relaxing to just look at an object than be on a mission to capture as much detail as possible on the paper.
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phxbird
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Re: Appreciation Of Sketches
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#3296082 - 08/26/09 05:19 PM
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Recently I have been doing imaging of stars with a Star-Analyzer (read diffraction grating). It is really cool and a lot of fun. However, I find myself going back to my sketches and looking at them for years. I suspect that a graph of a spectra will not produce that same effect! Sketching is not just recording details but it is a work of art!
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lunartic65
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Re: Appreciation Of Sketches
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#3300263 - 08/28/09 03:51 PM
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What I like to do Mike is get some observing in alongside the sketching, that way I can get the best of both worlds.
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