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Aaron
sage

Reged: 08/28/06

Loc: Eugene OR

3 Sketches from the Oregon Star Party
#3298887 - 08/27/09 11:12 PM

3 good and 1 great night are the Oregon Star Party. So beautiful it is hard to commit to a lot of drawing. The Milky Way drawing actually took about 4 hours over 3 nights.

Help me decide which to enter in the August contest:
B145 or the Milky Way

Barnard 145 - Dark Nebula in Cyg

Pelican Nebula

Naked Eye Milky Way

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JayinUT
I'm not Sleepy

Reged: 09/19/08

Loc: Utah

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[Re: Aaron]
#3298991 - 08/28/09 12:02 AM

Aaron,

Truly wonderful! Your capture of the details in these objects are fantastic. Very hard to choose but I love your Naked Eye Milky Way as you have captured the dark and light areas majestically.

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TenthEnemy
scholastic sledgehammer

Reged: 01/21/08

Loc: Maryland

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[Re: JayinUT]
#3299010 - 08/28/09 12:17 AM

Awesome sketches. I say you should choose the Milky Way, but I think the compression is hurting the B145 sketch a lot so it's hard to say...

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CarlosEH
Postmaster

Reged: 01/19/05

Loc: Pembroke Pines, Broward County...

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[Re: TenthEnemy]
#3299028 - 08/28/09 12:24 AM

Aaron,

Outstanding observations of Barnard 145, The Pelican nebula (IC 5070), and a naked eye sketch of the Milky Way. They have been executed very nicely. Thank you for sharing them with us all.

Carlos

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frank5817
Postmaster

Reged: 06/13/06

Loc: Illinois

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[Re: CarlosEH]
#3299120 - 08/28/09 01:35 AM

Aaron,
They are all very nice sketches but the naked eye Milky Way sketch really jumps out at me.

Frank

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Jef De Wit
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 03/06/09

Loc: Hove, Belgium

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[Re: frank5817]
#3299978 - 08/28/09 01:17 PM

Aaron
Three great sketches but for the contest I choose the Milky Way.

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markseibold
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 01/19/08

Loc: Portland Oregon

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[Re: Aaron]
#3300250 - 08/28/09 03:46 PM

Aaron

All of your three sketches are beautifully done.

I especially like your Naked Eye Milky Way as I have an affinity for the big picture. You have shown great execution of the smearing/blending of the chalk. This is a great example by you to show how to render nebulosity; what makes pastel chalks so fun to use.

I attended, I think seven Oregon Star Parties in the past. 1992 ~ 2002 and sorry to have missed this one. I had only begun to sketch the sun at that time in 2002; actually an early whole sun and close-up prominence sketch in colored pencils that I have temporarily lost (never posted here *yet.)

Keep up the good work!

Mark

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Aaron
sage

Reged: 08/28/06

Loc: Eugene OR

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[Re: markseibold]
#3300396 - 08/28/09 05:06 PM

Everyone, thanks for the positive words and the help choosing a favorite. It seems pretty conclusive that the Milky Way sketch will go into the August contest.

It was so fun to draw, though I couldn't help feeling guilty that I was squandering super-dark-sky-time as my telescope sat idle next to me. I keep reminding myself that looking up is just as valuable a use of my time as looking through the eyepiece.

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kraterkid
Post Laureate

Reged: 03/07/05

Loc: Jacumba, California

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[Re: Aaron]
#3301880 - 08/29/09 12:39 PM

Aaron,

All excellent sketches, your Milky way being my favorite as well. Superb!

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JakeSaloranta
scholastic sledgehammer

Reged: 09/18/08

Loc: Sisu Sauna Sibelius

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[Re: Aaron]
#3303763 - 08/30/09 12:34 PM

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Naked Eye Milky Way

That is indeed a beauty! However, now that you've entered the sketch to the August 09 Imaging/Sketching Contest would it be possible to see the sketch in bigger resolution and without the annoying *.jpg data packing

800 x 600 in *.gif would probably do the trick and do the sketch more justice!

/Jake

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Special Ed
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Reged: 05/18/03

Loc: Greenbrier Co., WV 38N, 80W

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[Re: JakeSaloranta]
#3304003 - 08/30/09 02:12 PM

Aaron,

Very rich rendering of the Milky Way--I can see why it took so much time. The major constellation included in the view are instantly recognizable. Nice work!

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Aaron
sage

Reged: 08/28/06

Loc: Eugene OR

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[Re: Special Ed]
#3307334 - 09/01/09 01:02 AM

Thanks, I actually am a bit disappointed by the reconizability of the constellations, but maybe I'm just not familiar with them enough. (I did have to re-check a chart to remember them as I drew to ensure I was representing them well). I'll try an 800x600 gif

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