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The ends of Heraclitus are buried under Licetus (77 km.) to the north and Heraclitus D (52 km.) to the south. Its easy to imagine this possible Schiller twin here partly hidden. To the east is crater Cuvier (76 km.) with its smooth floor and western wall pressing in on Heraclitus. Sketching: For this sketch I used: black Canson paper 9"x 12", white and black Conte’ pastel pencils and blending stumps. The scanned sketch is unmodified Telescope: 10 inch f/ 5.7 Dobsonian and 4 mm eyepiece 362x Date: 09-24-2012, 00:15 - 01:50 UT Temperature: 10°C (50° F) clear, calm Seeing: average Antoniadi III Colongitude 11.3 ° Lunation 7.9 days Illumination: 63.5 % Frank McCabe Post Extras:       frank5817 Postmaster Reged: 06/13/06 Loc: Illinois Re: The Modified Crater Heraclitus [Re: frank5817]       #5437404 - 09/24/12 03:00 AM Attachment (17 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   With Labels Frank Post Extras:       Jef De Wit Carpal Tunnel Reged: 03/06/09 Loc: Hove, Belgium Re: The Modified Crater Heraclitus [Re: frank5817]       #5437468 - 09/24/12 04:48 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Again a fine sketch! There are really some bizare features to see. Post Extras:       Asbytec Guy in a furry hat Reged: 08/08/07 Loc: La Union, PI Re: The Modified Crater Heraclitus [Re: Jef De Wit]       #5437477 - 09/24/12 05:06 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Frank, your talent is apparent. Well done, you bring the beauty of the moon to life. That's hard to do, but not for you..apparently. Post Extras:       astronz59 sage Reged: 09/15/10 Loc: Auckland, New Zealand Re: The Modified Crater Heraclitus [Re: frank5817]       #5437527 - 09/24/12 06:37 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Frank,wonderfully rendered vignette of some very interesting Lunar geological features! Post Extras:       frank5817 Postmaster Reged: 06/13/06 Loc: Illinois Re: The Modified Crater Heraclitus [Re: astronz59]       #5437984 - 09/24/12 12:11 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Jef, Norme, and Ian, Thanks for you kind feedback. On the evening before this sketch I attempted to capture this region with a much lower sun leaving the central ridge looking like an illuminated rectangle. Clouds ended that session very early. Frank Post Extras:       Ibmelrod sage Reged: 10/18/04 Loc: Ontario Canada Re: The Modified Crater Heraclitus [Re: frank5817]       #5438203 - 09/24/12 02:26 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Frank, Great work and presentation. Post Extras:       ericj professor emeritus Reged: 02/17/05 Re: The Modified Crater Heraclitus [Re: frank5817]       #5438258 - 09/24/12 03:03 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hi Frank, Nice sketch as always. They always show a lot of fine detail. Best, Eric Jamison Post Extras:       niteskystargazer Carpal Tunnel Reged: 10/05/09 Loc: 41-43'-28" N 87-42'-39" W Re: The Modified Crater Heraclitus [Re: frank5817]       #5438310 - 09/24/12 03:30 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Frank, Very good sketch of Crater Heraclitus . CS,KLU, , Tom Post Extras:       Uwe Pilz scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 05/16/08 Loc: Leipzig, Germany Re: The Modified Crater Heraclitus [Re: niteskystargazer]       #5439023 - 09/25/12 12:13 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Looks like in the eyepiece. Great work! Post Extras:       frank5817 Postmaster Reged: 06/13/06 Loc: Illinois Re: The Modified Crater Heraclitus [Re: Uwe Pilz]       #5439069 - 09/25/12 01:14 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Mel, Eric, Tom and Uwe, Thank you all. There are a lot of interesing craters in the southern highlands. I always feel a strong urge to get out and sketch before the very cold cloudy weather arrives. Frank Post Extras:       JeanB scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 07/11/11 Loc: Montreal, Canada Re: The Modified Crater Heraclitus [Re: frank5817]       #5440221 - 09/25/12 04:46 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Frank, I have just realized I did not comment on your lunar sketch... Well consider it now commented! It is a very fine and detailed piece of work. I like it a lot! Jean Post Extras:       Rutilus Pooh-Bah Reged: 12/17/10 Re: The Modified Crater Heraclitus [Re: JeanB]       #5440249 - 09/25/12 04:57 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   As ever Frank, a first class job. Post Extras:       frank5817 Postmaster Reged: 06/13/06 Loc: Illinois Re: The Modified Crater Heraclitus [Re: Rutilus]       #5441405 - 09/26/12 10:46 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Jean and Rutilus, Thank you both for those kind words. Best to you both on your observing and sketching. Frank Post Extras:       rodelaet Post Laureate Reged: 04/28/06 Loc: 50°56' N - 4°58' E (Belgium) Re: The Modified Crater Heraclitus [Re: frank5817]       #5442037 - 09/26/12 05:09 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Hello Frank, Nice to see that you spend some time behind the eyepiece! I like how you managed to accurately render the range of gray tones of the moon's surface. Masterly, Frank! Post Extras:       frank5817 Postmaster Reged: 06/13/06 Loc: Illinois Re: The Modified Crater Heraclitus [Re: rodelaet]       #5442294 - 09/26/12 08:01 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Rony, Thank you much my friend. I try and get out every clear night. I have enjoyed on several occasions recently matching the views with your sketches in the book "The Casual Observer's Guide", Your book and sketches are inspirational. Frank Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 0 registered and 6 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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