meteorite
Vendor (meteorites)
Reged: 01/28/06
Posts: 264
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Hello Everyone,
I have very much enjoyed reading about astronomical sketching and I have enjoyed viewing everyone's sketches.
Today, I purchased Astronomical Sketching: A Step-by-Step Introduction. What a neat book this is! 
I can't wait to start. As soon as I can get rid of these pesky clouds.
-Walter
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CarlosEH
Post Laureate
Reged: 01/19/05
Posts: 4132
Loc: Pembroke Pines, Broward County...
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Walter,
You have ordered the finest book on recording astronomical objects that you can obtain. Follow the lessons and you will become a become observer/recorder.
Carlos
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Tommy5
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 03/28/04
Posts: 1821
Loc: Chicagoland
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Yes this book is one of my favorites i consult it often .
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JayinUT
I'm not Sleepy
Reged: 09/19/08
Posts: 940
Loc: Utah
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Ditto on the comments. Love this book.
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Jay in Utah
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Location: Lat: 40.514N Long: -112.032W
Mortal as I am, I know that I am born for a day. But when I follow at my pleasure the serried multitude of the stars in their circular course, my feet no longer touch the earth.
— Ptolemy, c.150 AD
My Blog
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JakeSaloranta
sage
Reged: 09/18/08
Posts: 233
Loc: Sisu, Sauna, Sibelius...
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In my opinion the book gets a newbie pretty well started on astronomical sketching. Especially the sketches by Richard Handy and Sol Robbins are of good quality.
/Jake
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Cygnus_x1
Sketcher Extraordinaire
Reged: 11/17/04
Posts: 2384
Loc: 50N - too far north!
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It's an excellent book - and the authors are all members of CN.
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Visual Deep Sky Observing - being rebuilt
Observing blog
My astronomy event photos on Flickr
12 inch Dob
8 inch Celestron C8 Newtonian
4 inch Meade SCT
8x42 Leica binoculars
Various TeleVue eyepieces
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meteorite
Vendor (meteorites)
Reged: 01/28/06
Posts: 264
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Thanks guys.
Looks like the forcast for this weekend is.........
RAIN!
How does it know 
-Walter
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Sol Robbins
Carpal Tunnel
Reged: 12/01/03
Posts: 1609
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Hi,
Speaking for myself and my co-authors, thanks very much for all the kind and complimentary words. I hope what we presented helps you have more rewarding observations.
Thanks again and have fun,
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S.R.
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kraterkid
Post Laureate
Reged: 03/07/05
Posts: 4547
Loc: Jacumba, California
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Couldn't have said it better myself Sol! 
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Rich
My CN Gallery
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