· 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 Calopteryx newbie Reged: 09/16/09 Posts: 4 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 Posts: 1930 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. -------------------- Orion SVP 6LT (6" f/8 Newt) || Orion XT8 (8" f/5.9 Dob) || 15x70 Oberwerk Binoculars || Coronado PST The Belt Of Venus || Sketch Gallery || Sketching Resources || Astro-Photo Gallery Post Extras:       Cygnus_x1 Sketcher Extraordinaire Reged: 11/17/04 Posts: 2387 Loc: 50N - too far north! 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! -------------------- 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 Post Extras:       JayinUT I'm not Sleepy Reged: 09/19/08 Posts: 945 Loc: Utah Re: My first sketches of this observing season [Re: Cygnus_x1]       #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. -------------------- Jay in Utah --------------------------- 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 Post Extras:       Calopteryx newbie Reged: 09/16/09 Posts: 4 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 Post Laureate Reged: 06/13/06 Posts: 4084 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 -------------------- my gallery Post Extras:       lunartic65 sage Reged: 12/26/06 Posts: 400 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. -------------------- Paul Four weddings and a funeral, where's the difference? Al Bundy Post Extras:       Jef De Wit super member Reged: 03/06/09 Posts: 124 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. -------------------- Clear skies, Jef De Wit 7x50 bino, Meade ETX-70 & Orion Optics UK 12" Dobson "Bright skies aren't empty skies" (James Mallaney) Post Extras:       kraterkid Post Laureate Reged: 03/07/05 Posts: 4551 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! -------------------- Rich My CN Gallery Post Extras:       Aldebaran super member Reged: 09/30/06 Posts: 105 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! -------------------- Juha -------------------- Instruments: 10'' Newton 3'' Lens (RFT) 7x18 Binos -------------------- http://juhansivut.pp.fi/Deepsky (my deep sky pages) Taivaanpallo (my amateur astronomy blog in finnish) Post Extras:       Calopteryx newbie Reged: 09/16/09 Posts: 4 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! 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