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mike73
member

Reged: 05/01/12

Loc: UK Plymouth

Lunar X new

#5686708 - 02/18/13 10:00 AM Attachment (25 downloads)

I've wanted to sketch the lunar X for a while now so last night I set my 4" Lyra up with plenty of time to spare.
The position of the X was easy to find even early in the evening before it showed, Werner crater is directly below the X with Aliacensis below that again, the large crater to the side is Playfair G.
The actual X is made by sunlight falling on the crater ridges of La Caille, Blanchinus and Purbach.

Telescope / 4" f/11 Lyra
EP / 3-6mm Nagler zoom at 5mm x220
17/2/2013
2140 UT - 2235 UT
Temp 3C
Transparency / Excellent
Antoniadi III
Colongitude 357
Phase 90
Lunation 7.53 days

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frank5817
Postmaster

Reged: 06/13/06

Loc: Illinois

Re: Lunar X new

[Re: mike73]
#5686721 - 02/18/13 10:08 AM

Mike,

You caught it perfectly. Superb sketch.
It just hangs out there for a little while.

Frank

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niteskystargazer
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 10/05/09

Loc: 41-43'-28" N 87-42'-39" W

Re: Lunar X new

[Re: mike73]
#5686783 - 02/18/13 11:01 AM

Mike,

Nice capture of the Lunar "X"

.

CS,KLU,

,

Tom

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Jef De Wit
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 03/06/09

Loc: Hove, Belgium

Re: Lunar X new

[Re: niteskystargazer]
#5687079 - 02/18/13 02:53 PM Attachment (9 downloads)

Impressive! Much better than my "close-up"...

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PeterDob
professor emeritus

Reged: 07/29/05

Loc: Carù, Italy

Re: Lunar X new

[Re: Jef De Wit]
#5687095 - 02/18/13 03:03 PM

Mike, words fail me every time I see your sketches... Very, very well done!

Peter

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Uwe Pilz
scholastic sledgehammer

Reged: 05/16/08

Loc: Leipzig, Germany

Re: Lunar X new

[Re: PeterDob]
#5688112 - 02/19/13 12:21 AM

I hav never seen lunar X. Your sketch reminds me to create a time map for that. Fine sketch.

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Aquarellia
sage

Reged: 10/27/12

Loc: Val d'Issole, Provence, France

Re: Lunar X new

[Re: Uwe Pilz]
#5688161 - 02/19/13 12:58 AM

Ah whaw, it´s always a pleasure to see your sketches.
I agree with Uwe, you show us a good subject and inspiration

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Tom and Beth
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 01/08/07

Loc: Tucson, AZ

Re: Lunar X new

[Re: Uwe Pilz]
#5688205 - 02/19/13 02:03 AM

Quote:

I hav never seen lunar X. Your sketch reminds me to create a time map for that. Fine sketch.

FWIW, there's already some posted predictions in the Lunar group just below.

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mike73
member

Reged: 05/01/12

Loc: UK Plymouth

Re: Lunar X new

[Re: Tom and Beth]
#5688340 - 02/19/13 05:18 AM

Thanks for the comments guys.

I dont know why but when I made the sketch I felt a little rushed as if the sun was going to rush over the X making it quickly vanish, of course it didnt though, the X shape was there for at least 3 hours.

Looking like the fourth clear night in a row in the UK which is near enough unheard of! I'm really enjoying lunar sketching so at least this weather is helping me with time to practice.

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PeterDob
professor emeritus

Reged: 07/29/05

Loc: Carù, Italy

Re: Lunar X new

[Re: mike73]
#5688759 - 02/19/13 12:02 PM

Time to practice??? Are you joking??? You still need time to practice???

Your works are museum pieces already!

Cheers!

Peter

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kenrenard
scholastic sledgehammer

Reged: 12/13/12

Loc: Dunmore, PA

Re: Lunar X new

[Re: mike73]
#5688904 - 02/19/13 01:12 PM

Mike,
Beautiful sketch. May I ask of your supplies? I am new to sketching and started with pencil and blending stump. Thanks

Ken

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mike73
member

Reged: 05/01/12

Loc: UK Plymouth

Re: Lunar X new

[Re: kenrenard]
#5689009 - 02/19/13 02:31 PM

Hi Ken

I use Conte' pastels/pencils with a black charcoal pencil for shadow detail, the sketch pad is nothing fancy but the paper is fairly heavy weight.
Apart from that I use a blending stump and my fingers.

I'm fairly new to lunar sketching but the best advice I can give is to practice inside on cloudy nights just to get used to using pastels.

Best of luck and make sure you post your results.

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kenrenard
scholastic sledgehammer

Reged: 12/13/12

Loc: Dunmore, PA

Re: Lunar X new

[Re: mike73]
#5689020 - 02/19/13 02:39 PM

Mike,
Thank you for the info. Last night I tried my first Lunar sketch. It is much more difficult than a deep space objects. I have about 10 sketches total under my belt although none are that great. It does help me to see more detail than ever before. I will look into getting the white pencils and black paper. It may make it easier to see some of the detail.

I have been browsing your site. You have some wonderful sketches. Keep up the good work.

Ken

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drbyyz
sage

Reged: 11/04/12

Loc: Summerville, SC

Re: Lunar X new

[Re: kenrenard]
#5689088 - 02/19/13 03:25 PM

Incredible sketch...you are a talented person.

Love the X, one of my favorite sights on the moon, missed it this time around though.

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Andrev
Carpal Tunnel

Reged: 02/08/11

Loc: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Re: Lunar X new

[Re: drbyyz]
#5689169 - 02/19/13 04:06 PM

Mike

Oh wow, so beautiful Lunar X sketch. You are so talented. Like Uwe, I never seen the lunar X and you are telling me it was yesterday... Grrrr, that was clear outside and I didn't get out to see that because I didn't know it was there.

Andre.

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