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Special Ed
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Reged: 05/18/03
Posts: 4397
Loc: Greenbrier Co., WV 38N, 80W
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Hi,
I got my 15x70's out for the first time in a long cloudy while and made this sketch of The Red Planet a day after it passed in front of the Beehive. Only the wide field of binoculars would have worked for this observation.
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Michael Rosolina
8" f/10 Orange Tube SCT
4.25" f/4.2 Astroscan Reflector
SVP 3.6" f/13.6 CA Reflector
40mm PST f/10
APM Germany HD 15x70 binoculars
Canon 12x36 IS II binoculars
Mark I Eyeball
My CN Gallery
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daniel_h
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Reged: 03/08/08
Posts: 601
Loc: VIC, Australia
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great - i really enjoy the black paper sketches - thanks for sharing..we had light rain here & i missed it
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regal 10x42, 10x50ultras, 16x70 FMT-sx, 25x100 orion
Oly e-500, C8N, astrotrac type I
2 old sturdy tripods for the bins (slik & velbon)
zeiss f5.6 refractor/lens (under construction)
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OpalescentNebula
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Reged: 01/11/07
Posts: 188
Loc: Calgary, Alberta, Observing so...
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A very nice sketch, I want to try to do that one-day. I have a tough enough time just getting out and stargazing. It was cloudy for me at the beginning of Nov so I couldn’t see Mars with the Beehive. It’s also very nice that you dedicated it to your friend Eric, Michael.
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Yours truly,
Bill
"Good friends are like stars...you don't always see them, but you know that they are always there" - unknown
Binos : various binos, Zeiss 10x42 FL, Garrett Optical 20x110
telescope: WO Megrez 110 ED
Eyepieces: 13mm Ethos, 5mm Pentax XO, 28mm WO & 2x Powermate
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Special Ed
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Reged: 05/18/03
Posts: 4397
Loc: Greenbrier Co., WV 38N, 80W
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Thank you , folks.
Daniel, white on black has its advantages and disadvantages. On the plus side, you are recording exactly what you see. When sketching lunar features, it really helps to keep up with the rapidly advancing terminator. On the minus side, I have problems rendering the vibrant colors I see because the black paper seems to swallow the color.
Bill, thank you for your kind words. It has been unusually cloudy here too and very frustrating. Definitely try sketching your observations--it doesn't have to be art and it is the best way to improve your observing skills.
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Michael Rosolina
8" f/10 Orange Tube SCT
4.25" f/4.2 Astroscan Reflector
SVP 3.6" f/13.6 CA Reflector
40mm PST f/10
APM Germany HD 15x70 binoculars
Canon 12x36 IS II binoculars
Mark I Eyeball
My CN Gallery
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