· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums 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] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Astrophotography and Sketching >> Sketching Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 Calopteryx newbie Reged: 09/16/09 Loc: Turku, Finland My first sketches of this observing season       #3338646 - 09/17/09 02:43 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   My name is Linda and this is my first post in this forum. I have just started to observe deep sky objects. I have observed this time Milky Way, M 27, M 45, Melotte 25, IC 4665. Milky Way: I observed Milky Way with naked eye. This was my first time when I odserved Milky Way. It is one of my favourite deep sky objects. Messier 27 (Dumbell Nebula) I found this object at random when I just watched randomly with telescope at the sky. This is first time when I observe this object. It was really beautiful object. Instrument: Newton 10'' Messier 45 (Pleiades): I observed this with naked eye. It was my first time when I obserwed Pleiades. I saw 16 stars in it. It is very beautiful object. Melotte 25 (Hyades): I observed Hyades with naked eye. It was my first time to observe it. It is very nice object. IC 4665: I obserwed this object with 3'' lens telescope. It was my first time to observe this. It was beautiful. Weather was good when I was observing. It was calm and no clouds in the sky. It was a little moist. ~Linda Post Extras:       Jeremy Perez Carpal Tunnel Reged: 08/12/04 Loc: Flagstaff, Arizona, USA Re: My first sketches of this observing season [Re: Calopteryx]       #3338660 - 09/17/09 02:57 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Wonderful sketches, Linda! Thanks for sharing them. What media are you using? Looking forward to more in the future. Post Extras:       Faith_J Sketcher Extraordinaire Reged: 11/17/04 Loc: South coast of England Re: My first sketches of this observing season [Re: Jeremy Perez]       #3338897 - 09/17/09 07:54 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Wow, they're good! I especially like the top one. And welcome to Cloudy Nights, Linda. Always glad to see new visual observers! Post Extras:       JayinUT I'm not Sleepy Reged: 09/19/08 Re: My first sketches of this observing season [Re: Faith_J]       #3338973 - 09/17/09 08:59 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Linda, Wonderful sketches! Nicely captured. I look forward to seeing more of your efforts. Post Extras:       Calopteryx newbie Reged: 09/16/09 Loc: Turku, Finland Re: My first sketches of this observing season [Re: Jeremy Perez]       #3339003 - 09/17/09 09:15 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thank you! I'm glad you like them! I'm using Derwent graphic pencils and then I blend it with my finger or cotton bud. Post Extras:       frank5817 Postmaster Reged: 06/13/06 Loc: Illinois Re: My first sketches of this observing season [Re: JayinUT]       #3339004 - 09/17/09 09:17 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Linda, Beautiful sketching, and welcome to the CN sketching forum. Thanks for the great gifts. Frank Post Extras:       lunartic65 sage Reged: 12/26/06 Loc: Dublin Ireland Re: My first sketches of this observing season [Re: Calopteryx]       #3339007 - 09/17/09 09:19 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Fantastic sketches Linda, I especially like the way you have blended the stars to give the effect of shining. Can't wait to see more. Post Extras:       Jef De Wit Carpal Tunnel Reged: 03/06/09 Loc: Hove, Belgium Re: My first sketches of this observing season [Re: lunartic65]       #3339153 - 09/17/09 10:48 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Linda, impressive for first sketches. Keep them coming. And a good idea to make some naked eye sketches. I observe mostly small, dim DSO. But there are so many beautiful clusters to see with the naked eye. Maybe I'll try it in the future. Post Extras:       kraterkid Post Laureate Reged: 03/07/05 Loc: Jacumba, California Re: My first sketches of this observing season [Re: Jef De Wit]       #3339439 - 09/17/09 01:09 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi Linda, Welcome to the Cloudy Nights Sketching Forum! It is such a pleasure to see your wonderful sketches! Your naked eye sketches are so cool! Hyades is awesome and I just love your Milky Way, it inspires me to want to sketch my own view. Your Dumbbell nebula is gorgeous and the M45 is amazing for its beauty, accuracy, and stellar magnitudes. Great selection. Looking forward to seeing your next post! Post Extras:       Aldebaran super member Reged: 09/30/06 Loc: Turku, Finland Re: My first sketches of this observing season [Re: kraterkid]       #3339833 - 09/17/09 04:14 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Good job Linda, you have really expressed your talent here in these amazing skethces! Post Extras:       Calopteryx newbie Reged: 09/16/09 Loc: Turku, Finland Re: My first sketches of this observing season [Re: Aldebaran]       #3339879 - 09/17/09 04:33 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I'm so happy that you all like my sketches! I will post them more later Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 1 registered and 8 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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