· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article    Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Cloudy Nights - Official Forums of the 2009 International Year of Astronomy 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] Forum Archives · Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Astrophotography and Sketching >> Sketching Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 rolandlinda3 Carpal Tunnel Reged: 01/24/06 Posts: 2233 Loc: Crozet VA 22932 Moon Decreasing Sun Increasing       #3330595 - 09/12/09 10:02 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   The observation and sketches Having awakened to a clear and sunny morning that was crisp, I ventured out to see the waning moon. It was still reasonably bright, so I hauled out a 4 inch refractor and did a quick sketch ( Moon by Day ). The view was beautiful but slowly fading due to the rising sun. Contrast, while decreasing, still revealed the beautiful outline of Copernicus. I ran to the C8 to see what could be seen around the crater before the sun got too much higher. The crater was beautiful in the greys and blues of the sunlighted sky. But conditions were deteriorating because of the increase in light but also because the morning air was moist. As it rolled over the nearby ridge, it was forming small clouds the frequently interfered with the view. I ran to get more paper and started. Most of my time was waiting for good glimpses, but there were enough to sketch the crater ( Copernicus by Day ). By the time I stopped, clouds and light made it impossible to do any further observing. Truly, the ruler of the day had taken over; the ruler of the night had decreased. It was a good morning to give thanks. -------------------- Roland Sketches in members galleries: rolandlinda3 Inspirational stories/sketches at: www.christworksministries.org Edited by square_peg (09/16/09 10:23 AM) Post Extras:       frank5817 Post Laureate Reged: 06/13/06 Posts: 4084 Loc: Illinois Re: Moon Decreasing Sun Increasing [Re: rolandlinda3]       #3330779 - 09/12/09 11:52 PM Attachment (2 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Roland, Beautiful sketch of the waning moon and Copernicus. I also was out sketching and observing early in the morning. The seeing conditions were very good for me. I did not sketch Copernicus but I did try and capture a hand held image of the crater to compare to one I took several years back when I had a better camera. The sky was already bright but the sun had not yet risen. Your Copernicus sketch is so good I put it side by side with my photo and you can see that you captured it beautifully. I must say your sketch is more pleasing to the eye. Frank -------------------- my gallery Post Extras:       Tommy5 Carpal Tunnel Reged: 03/28/04 Posts: 1821 Loc: Chicagoland Re: Moon Decreasing Sun Increasing [Re: frank5817]       #3331448 - 09/13/09 12:20 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Very cool sketch of copernicus in daylight, Frank i hope your not heading into the bottomless money pit of astrophotography. Post Extras:       frank5817 Post Laureate Reged: 06/13/06 Posts: 4084 Loc: Illinois Re: Moon Decreasing Sun Increasing [Re: Tommy5]       #3332891 - 09/14/09 08:24 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   T5, I know better than to follow that path. Frank -------------------- my gallery Post Extras:       rolandlinda3 Carpal Tunnel Reged: 01/24/06 Posts: 2233 Loc: Crozet VA 22932 Re: Moon Decreasing Sun Increasing [Re: frank5817]       #3333126 - 09/14/09 11:05 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thank you Frank and Tommy. It was nice to see the side-by-side pics also; I usually don't check things so it gives me an idea where I got it right and where I missed. I have looked over some daytime sketches and have reconfirmed my previous conclusion: it is a good time to observe, especially for children and schools overseas, since night time observing usually presents problems. -------------------- Roland Sketches in members galleries: rolandlinda3 Inspirational stories/sketches at: www.christworksministries.org Post Extras:       CarlosEH Post Laureate Reged: 01/19/05 Posts: 4138 Loc: Pembroke Pines, Broward County... Re: Moon Decreasing Sun Increasing [Re: rolandlinda3]       #3337257 - 09/16/09 01:00 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Roland, Excellent observations of the Waning Moon and Copernicus in the daytime sky. many people do not believe that detail such as you recorded is visible in the daytime sky. Thank you for sharing them with us all. Frank- An excellent image of Copernicus. Thank you for sharing it with us all. Carlos -------------------- Post Extras:       rolandlinda3 Carpal Tunnel Reged: 01/24/06 Posts: 2233 Loc: Crozet VA 22932 Re: Moon Decreasing Sun Increasing [Re: CarlosEH]       #3339344 - 09/17/09 12:21 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks, Carlos. We have been driven to daytime observations because of the overseas children that don't have any equipment at home. But, the more I do it, the more I realize it is a great way to observe the moon for at least 6 or 7 days each cycle. -------------------- Roland Sketches in members galleries: rolandlinda3 Inspirational stories/sketches at: www.christworksministries.org Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 1 registered and 1 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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