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[Login] Forum Archives · Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Observing >> Deep Sky Observing Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 knuklhdastnmr Fumble feet Reged: 02/24/05 Posts: 4601 Loc: Beerpuddle, Colorado Knucklhead's Summer Observing Reports       #3348110 - 09/22/09 12:29 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   My observing reports from Rocky Mountain Star Stare, Rocky Mountain National Park, Weekend Under the Stars and Okie-Tex are found on my observing blog Observing Reports by Knuck -------------------- Knucklhead Astronomer Post Extras:       knuklhdastnmr Fumble feet Reged: 02/24/05 Posts: 4601 Loc: Beerpuddle, Colorado Re: Knucklhead's Summer Observing Reports [Re: knuklhdastnmr]       #3376939 - 10/07/09 04:31 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I just added a sketch of that dramatic bollide observed at Rocky Mountain Star Stare (June 18 -21) to that observing report. The sketch is not a thing of beauty. But, it does give an accurate location, ray and an impression of size. The dark brown at the bottom of the sketch is a ridge found to the Southeast and South of the observing field. -------------------- Knucklhead Astronomer Post Extras:       knuklhdastnmr Fumble feet Reged: 02/24/05 Posts: 4601 Loc: Beerpuddle, Colorado Re: Knucklhead's Summer Observing Reports [Re: knuklhdastnmr]       #3390470 - 10/15/09 12:26 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I improved the sketch of the Bollide in Photoshop and added a thumbnail to the blog post for RMSS. Click on the thumbnail for a bigger image. -------------------- Knucklhead Astronomer Post Extras:       knuklhdastnmr Fumble feet Reged: 02/24/05 Posts: 4601 Loc: Beerpuddle, Colorado Re: Knucklhead's Summer Observing Reports [Re: knuklhdastnmr]       #3460589 - 11/21/09 01:14 PM Attachment (3 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   I've been working on the sketch of the Bollide again. I went through Jeremy Perez's tutorial on digitizing sketches. I found it very helpful. Here is the raw sketch: -------------------- Knucklhead Astronomer Post Extras:       knuklhdastnmr Fumble feet Reged: 02/24/05 Posts: 4601 Loc: Beerpuddle, Colorado Re: Knucklhead's Summer Observing Reports [Re: knuklhdastnmr]       #3460595 - 11/21/09 01:17 PM Attachment (3 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Here's the sketch after following Jeremy's tutorial: -------------------- Knucklhead Astronomer Post Extras:       knuklhdastnmr Fumble feet Reged: 02/24/05 Posts: 4601 Loc: Beerpuddle, Colorado Re: Knucklhead's Summer Observing Reports [Re: knuklhdastnmr]       #3460604 - 11/21/09 01:20 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   You can find Jeremy's tutorial at: The Belt of Venus - Digitizing Tutorial -------------------- Knucklhead Astronomer Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 6 registered and 2 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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