· 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 Sol Robbins Carpal Tunnel Reged: 12/01/03 Saturn April 30, 2011       #4555110 - 05/01/11 01:01 PM Attachment (128 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Attached is a pencil sketched observation of Saturn made with my 6" reflector. Best, Post Extras:       Jef De Wit Carpal Tunnel Reged: 03/06/09 Loc: Hove, Belgium Re: Saturn April 30, 2011 [Re: Sol Robbins]       #4555317 - 05/01/11 03:06 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Great sketch! I never managed to see so much detail on Saturn. Post Extras:       Rutilus Pooh-Bah Reged: 12/17/10 Re: Saturn April 30, 2011 [Re: Jef De Wit]       #4555480 - 05/01/11 05:08 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Very nice, some super detail showing there Sol. Post Extras:       frank5817 Postmaster Reged: 06/13/06 Loc: Illinois Re: Saturn April 30, 2011 [Re: Rutilus]       #4556213 - 05/01/11 11:32 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Sol, Superb sketch. Always a pleasure to see your work. A great old scope that Criterion RV-6. Frank Post Extras:       maroubra_boy sage Reged: 09/08/09 Loc: Sydney, Australia Re: Saturn April 30, 2011 [Re: frank5817]       #4556630 - 05/02/11 08:09 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Frank, you've taken the words out of my mouth - "Superb" indeed! Post Extras:       Sol Robbins Carpal Tunnel Reged: 12/01/03 Re: Saturn April 30, 2011 [Re: maroubra_boy]       #4556817 - 05/02/11 10:18 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thank you all for the comments. Just a note regarding the brightening just north of the NEB on the preceding side. This brighteness is more subtle on the original sketch, and is a scanning artifact. Post Extras:       niteskystargazer Carpal Tunnel Reged: 10/05/09 Loc: 41-43'-28" N 87-42'-39" W Re: Saturn April 30, 2011 [Re: Sol Robbins]       #4560959 - 05/04/11 10:11 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Sol, Good sketch of Saturn . CS,KLU, , Tom Post Extras:       Sol Robbins Carpal Tunnel Reged: 12/01/03 Re: Saturn April 30, 2011 [Re: niteskystargazer]       #4561840 - 05/04/11 05:54 PM Attachment (59 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   niteskygazer, Thank you. While going through the clipboard I use for sketching, I found this sketch from April 7th. This time I used my 6" refractor and a CED-1 diagonal. Best, Post Extras:       JayinUT I'm not Sleepy Reged: 09/19/08 Loc: Utah Re: Saturn April 30, 2011 [Re: Sol Robbins]       #4562085 - 05/04/11 07:56 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Excellent capture and sketch on both observations. Post Extras:       Sol Robbins Carpal Tunnel Reged: 12/01/03 Re: Saturn April 30, 2011 [Re: JayinUT]       #4562267 - 05/04/11 09:47 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks Jay. You have great stuff on your blog. Post Extras:       Uwe Pilz scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 05/16/08 Loc: Leipzig, Germany Re: Saturn April 30, 2011 [Re: Sol Robbins]       #4562613 - 05/05/11 01:22 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Great amount of detail. Thank you for sharing. Post Extras:       Sol Robbins Carpal Tunnel Reged: 12/01/03 Re: Saturn April 30, 2011 [Re: Uwe Pilz]       #4564281 - 05/05/11 09:45 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Uwe, Thank you. Your sketch of NGC 4725 on your website is incredible. Post Extras:       Special Ed Postmaster Reged: 05/18/03 Loc: Greenbrier Co., WV 38N, 80W Re: Saturn April 30, 2011 [Re: Sol Robbins]       #4566767 - 05/07/11 06:38 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi Sol, Nice pair of sketches--good to see your work. Comparing the two sketches, it's easy to see the difference between Saturn's appearance at opposition and now. Post Extras:       Paul G. Abel sage Reged: 01/28/10 Loc: UK Re: Saturn April 30, 2011 [Re: Special Ed]       #4566896 - 05/07/11 08:53 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Lovely renditions of the planet as usual Sol! Post Extras:       frank5817 Postmaster Reged: 06/13/06 Loc: Illinois Re: Saturn April 30, 2011 [Re: Paul G. Abel]       #4567967 - 05/07/11 07:25 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Sol, In addition to the subtle differences on the planet the C-ring stands out in your opposition sketch very well. Both are great to view in comparison. Frank Post Extras:       Sol Robbins Carpal Tunnel Reged: 12/01/03 Re: Saturn April 30, 2011 [Re: frank5817]       #4568093 - 05/07/11 08:28 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Michael, Paul and Frank, Thanks to all of you and the observations you share with all of us. Post Extras:       CarlosEH Postmaster Reged: 01/19/05 Loc: Pembroke Pines, Broward County... Re: Saturn April 30, 2011 [Re: Sol Robbins]       #4568593 - 05/08/11 01:19 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Sol, An outstanding pair of observations of Saturn. You have captured much detail over the globe and rings, especially the North Tropical Zone (NTrZ)/North Temperate Belt (NTB) regions. Thank you for sharing them with us all. I look forward to your future observations. Carlos Post Extras:       dweller25 Pooh-Bah Reged: 08/30/07 Loc: Lancashire, UK Re: Saturn April 30, 2011 [Re: CarlosEH]       #4568754 - 05/08/11 05:03 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   A couple of very nice drawings - it's interesting to compare reflector to refractor. Post Extras:       Tommy5 Carpal Tunnel Reged: 03/28/04 Loc: Chicagoland Re: Saturn April 30, 2011 [Re: dweller25]       #4569159 - 05/08/11 11:18 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   great Saturn sketch nice to see that you are still sketching planets bravo. Post Extras:       Sol Robbins Carpal Tunnel Reged: 12/01/03 Re: Saturn April 30, 2011 [Re: Tommy5]       #4570879 - 05/09/11 06:38 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks again to everyone. Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 1 registered and 4 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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