· 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 frank5817 Postmaster Reged: 06/13/06 Loc: Illinois Crater Hecataeaus at the Eastern Lunar Limb       #5457097 - 10/05/12 08:42 PM Attachment (39 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Near the eastern lunar limb during good librations, crater Hecataeaus (130 km) just beyond larger crater Humboldt (not in the sketch to the north) was the subject of this sketch. The few lunar features to the east from the earth were now in shadow as the Moon phase was beyond full and entering waning gibbous phase. The distant inner wall of the crater was showing terracing and craterlets while the floor was mostly hidden in shadow. To the west heavily lava flooded crater Balmer (116 km) with nearly half its walls run down and destroyed was bathing in full sunlight. Sketching: For this sketch I used: black Canson paper 9"x 12", white and black Conte’ pastel pencils and blending stumps. Sketch was scanned Telescope: 10 inch f/ 5.7 Dobsonian and 6 mm eyepiece 242x Date: 10-01-2012, 00:05 - 01:15 UT Temperature: 12°C (54° F) hazy, high clouds, calm Seeing: average Antoniadi III Transparency: poor Colongitude: 98.5 ° Lunation: 15.1 days Illumination: 98.9 % Libration in Longitude: +03.3° Frank McCabe Post Extras:       frank5817 Postmaster Reged: 06/13/06 Loc: Illinois Re: Crater Hecataeaus at the Eastern Lunar Limb [Re: frank5817]       #5457098 - 10/05/12 08:43 PM Attachment (28 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Labels Frank Post Extras:       rolandlinda3 Post Laureate Reged: 01/24/06 Loc: Crozet VA 22932 Re: Crater Hecataeaus at the Eastern Lunar Limb [Re: frank5817]       #5457150 - 10/05/12 09:56 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Nicely done, Frank. Can see you had a good time. Post Extras:       Uwe Pilz scholastic sledgehammer Reged: 05/16/08 Loc: Leipzig, Germany Re: Crater Hecataeaus at the Eastern Lunar Limb [Re: rolandlinda3]       #5457392 - 10/06/12 02:30 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Dear Frank, I am excited seeing you sketchin near the limb. Very detailed and interesting sketch, thank you! Post Extras:       Jef De Wit Carpal Tunnel Reged: 03/06/09 Loc: Hove, Belgium Re: Crater Hecataeaus at the Eastern Lunar Limb [Re: Uwe Pilz]       #5457447 - 10/06/12 04:18 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Again a fine sketch! I've never heard of the two craters before... so I learned something new today. Post Extras:       frank5817 Postmaster Reged: 06/13/06 Loc: Illinois Re: Crater Hecataeaus at the Eastern Lunar Limb [Re: Jef De Wit]       #5460397 - 10/08/12 10:54 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Roland, Uwe and Jef, Thank you all for your nice words and keep on sketching. Frank Post Extras:       niteskystargazer Carpal Tunnel Reged: 10/05/09 Loc: 41-43'-28" N 87-42'-39" W Re: Crater Hecataeaus at the Eastern Lunar Limb [Re: frank5817]       #5460519 - 10/08/12 12:13 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Frank, Very good sketch of Crater Hecataesus . CS,KLU, , Tom Post Extras:       frank5817 Postmaster Reged: 06/13/06 Loc: Illinois Re: Crater Hecataeaus at the Eastern Lunar Limb [Re: niteskystargazer]       #5461916 - 10/09/12 11:03 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Tom, Thank you for your comment. Frank Post Extras:       rodelaet Post Laureate Reged: 04/28/06 Loc: 50°56' N - 4°58' E (Belgium) Re: Crater Hecataeaus at the Eastern Lunar Limb [Re: frank5817]       #5462495 - 10/09/12 04:50 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Frank, A very fine sketch of crater Hecataeaus. You do magic with those pastel pencils of yours. Post Extras:       JeanB Pooh-Bah Reged: 07/11/11 Loc: Montreal, Canada Re: Crater Hecataeaus at the Eastern Lunar Limb [Re: rodelaet]       #5462685 - 10/09/12 07:01 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   A very fine work, Frank. I like the report that goes with it! Jean Post Extras:       Erix Toad Lily Reged: 12/25/04 Loc: Texas, USA Re: Crater Hecataeaus at the Eastern Lunar Limb [Re: JeanB]       #5462766 - 10/09/12 07:53 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Excellent drawing and report, as always! Post Extras:       frank5817 Postmaster Reged: 06/13/06 Loc: Illinois Re: Crater Hecataeaus at the Eastern Lunar Limb [Re: Erix]       #5463605 - 10/10/12 10:57 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Rony, Jean and Erika, Thank you all for the nice words. One could sketch the Moon for a lifetime and not capture all there is to see. Frank Post Extras:       Tommy5 Carpal Tunnel Reged: 03/28/04 Loc: Chicagoland Re: Crater Hecataeaus at the Eastern Lunar Limb [Re: frank5817]       #5464312 - 10/10/12 07:25 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   very nice sketch of the lunar limb and a great report. Post Extras:       azure1961p Postmaster Reged: 01/17/09 Loc: USA Re: Crater Hecataeaus at the Eastern Lunar Limb [Re: Tommy5]       #5465641 - 10/11/12 04:35 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Exquisite Frank - those subtle halftones and finer blendings really make this piece high caliber work. Seriously good. Pete Post Extras:       frank5817 Postmaster Reged: 06/13/06 Loc: Illinois Re: Crater Hecataeaus at the Eastern Lunar Limb [Re: azure1961p]       #5467412 - 10/12/12 09:12 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Tommy and Frank, Thank you both. I hope you get to view it yourselves. 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