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[Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Astrophotography and Sketching >> Sketching Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 | 2 | (show all) Erix Toad Lily Reged: 12/25/04 Posts: 20482 Loc: Ohio, USA Gallery of Sketching Contest Finalists       #990764 - 06/08/06 12:27 PM Attachment (695 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   March 2006 NGC 2174-5 Name: Eric Graff Location: Cuyamaca Mts., San Diego Co., CA Date: 25 February 2006, 03:00-03:30 UT Telescope: 6" f/6 Parks Astrolite Newtonian Reflector Barlow: None EP: 20mm Parks Gold Series Plössl (45x; 69.6' FoV) Filter: Lumicon UHC Filter Medium: Pencil (#2) and ink on 100# index card, inverted and colorized in MS Picture It! -------------------- Erika 10" LX200 Classic, ETX70-AT, DS Maxscope 60mm, 12" Truss Dob, Orion ED80, WO Binoviewers, 10x50's and 7x50's Binoculars, Rebel XT 350 Having Fun in the Sun! More solar fun: 2007 July - tracking NOAA10963 Support bacteria. It's the only culture some people have. Post Extras:       Erix Toad Lily Reged: 12/25/04 Posts: 20482 Loc: Ohio, USA Re: Gallery of Sketching Contest Finalists [Re: Erix]       #990766 - 06/08/06 12:29 PM Attachment (573 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   April 2006 - winner of over all contest on Reader's Gallery Bullialdus Name: Erika Rix Location: Zanesville, Ohio Date: 2005-11-12 (0100-0300UT) Telescope: 10" LX200 Classic Barlow: none Filters: none EP: 8mm TV Plossl with diagonal Medium: Rite in Rain paper, charcoal -------------------- Erika 10" LX200 Classic, ETX70-AT, DS Maxscope 60mm, 12" Truss Dob, Orion ED80, WO Binoviewers, 10x50's and 7x50's Binoculars, Rebel XT 350 Having Fun in the Sun! More solar fun: 2007 July - tracking NOAA10963 Support bacteria. It's the only culture some people have. Post Extras:       Erix Toad Lily Reged: 12/25/04 Posts: 20482 Loc: Ohio, USA Re: Gallery of Sketching Contest Finalists [Re: Erix]       #990768 - 06/08/06 12:30 PM Attachment (559 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   May 2006 Subject: M13/NGC 6205 Name: Jeremy Perez Date: May 25, 2006 Time: 05:30 UT Location: Anderson Mesa, Arizona Seeing: 3-4/10 Pickering Transparency: Mag. 6.8 NELM Telescope: Orion SkyView Pro 6LT (6" f/8 Equatorial Newtonian) Eyepieces: 10 mm Plössl (120X Magnification/24 arc minute TFOV) Sketching Materials: White 28# text weight paper, HB and 2H mechanical pencils, blending stump -------------------- Erika 10" LX200 Classic, ETX70-AT, DS Maxscope 60mm, 12" Truss Dob, Orion ED80, WO Binoviewers, 10x50's and 7x50's Binoculars, Rebel XT 350 Having Fun in the Sun! More solar fun: 2007 July - tracking NOAA10963 Support bacteria. It's the only culture some people have. Post Extras:       Erix Toad Lily Reged: 12/25/04 Posts: 20482 Loc: Ohio, USA Re: Gallery of Sketching Contest Finalists [Re: Erix]       #1034317 - 07/07/06 11:30 PM Attachment (476 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   June 06 Eric Graff Subject: A Unique 'Double-Double' in Hercules Object Data & Comments: Double Star ADS 10905 (STF 2245) (7.4, 7.4; 2.6"; 293°; pale blue and pale yellow) with NGC 6500 (SAab:; 12.7; 2.2' x 1.6') and NGC 6501 (SA0+:; 12.3; 2.0' x 1.8') a nearly identical pair of distant galaxies separated by 2'27" in position angle 35°/215°; both are elongated NNE-SSW with slightly brighter centers Observer: Eric Graff Location: Cuyamaca Mts., San Diego Co., California (4,000 ft. elevation) Date and Time: 19 June 2006 at 05:40 to 06:20 UT Transparency: 6.6 NELM Seeing: Pickering 8/10 Telescope: 6-inch f/6 Parks Astrolight Newtonian Reflector Eyepiece: 7.5mm Parks Gold Series Plössl (120x, 26' FoV) Barlow: 2x Parks Gold Series (240x, 13' FoV) Filter: None Medium: White 100# index card, No. 2 Mechanical Pencil, Blending Stump, Black Ink -------------------- Erika 10" LX200 Classic, ETX70-AT, DS Maxscope 60mm, 12" Truss Dob, Orion ED80, WO Binoviewers, 10x50's and 7x50's Binoculars, Rebel XT 350 Having Fun in the Sun! More solar fun: 2007 July - tracking NOAA10963 Support bacteria. It's the only culture some people have. Post Extras:       Erix Toad Lily Reged: 12/25/04 Posts: 20482 Loc: Ohio, USA Re: Gallery of Sketching Contest Finalists [Re: Erix]       #1082573 - 08/07/06 07:22 PM Attachment (389 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   July 06 Rich Handy Subject: Anaximenes, Philolaus and environs Rukl: 3 Date: 7-6-06 Start - 4:36 UTC End- 5:58 UTC Seeing: Antoniadi III-IV Weather: Clear Telescope: 12" Meade SCT f/10 f.l. Binoviewer: W.O. Bino-P Eyepieces: 20mm W.O. WA Nosepiece: 1.6X Magnification: 244X Lunation: 11.45 days Phase: 50.9 degrees Libration in Latitude: +6 deg 2 min Libration in Longitude: -6 deg 48 min Medium: White Conte' Crayon on black textured Strathmore paper Sketch size: 18" x 24" -------------------- Erika 10" LX200 Classic, ETX70-AT, DS Maxscope 60mm, 12" Truss Dob, Orion ED80, WO Binoviewers, 10x50's and 7x50's Binoculars, Rebel XT 350 Having Fun in the Sun! More solar fun: 2007 July - tracking NOAA10963 Support bacteria. It's the only culture some people have. Post Extras:       Erix Toad Lily Reged: 12/25/04 Posts: 20482 Loc: Ohio, USA Re: Gallery of Sketching Contest Finalists [Re: Erix]       #1139813 - 09/09/06 12:06 AM Attachment (316 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   August 06 Rich Handy Feature: Pythagoras and environs Time: 6:30 UT to 8:30 UT Lunation: 14.04 days Phase: 17.1 deg. Colongitude (geocentric): 77.3 deg. Illumination: 97.8% Libration in Latitude: +5 deg. 41 min. Libration in Longitude: -4 deg. 28 min. Seeing: Antoniadi II-III Weather: clear, calm. Telescope: 12" SCT Focal ratio: f/16 (1.6X nose piece on binoviewer) Binoviewer: W.O. Bino-P Eyepieces 12.4 mm Meade 4000 series plossls Magnification: 393X Sketch medium: White and black Conte' crayon and White Crayola chalk on black Strathmore paper. Sketch size: 18" x 24" -------------------- Erika 10" LX200 Classic, ETX70-AT, DS Maxscope 60mm, 12" Truss Dob, Orion ED80, WO Binoviewers, 10x50's and 7x50's Binoculars, Rebel XT 350 Having Fun in the Sun! More solar fun: 2007 July - tracking NOAA10963 Support bacteria. It's the only culture some people have. Post Extras:       Erix Toad Lily Reged: 12/25/04 Posts: 20482 Loc: Ohio, USA Re: Gallery of Sketching Contest Finalists [Re: Erix]       #1195689 - 10/13/06 09:46 AM Attachment (338 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   September 2006 Rodelaet Object : M11, the Wild Duck Cluster. Location : Belgium, Bekkevoort Date: September 20, 2006 , 20.00UT Seeing: 2.5 on a scale of 5, Transparency : 3.5 Scope : ETX 105 UHTC Eyepiece : LV Zoom -------------------- Erika 10" LX200 Classic, ETX70-AT, DS Maxscope 60mm, 12" Truss Dob, Orion ED80, WO Binoviewers, 10x50's and 7x50's Binoculars, Rebel XT 350 Having Fun in the Sun! More solar fun: 2007 July - tracking NOAA10963 Support bacteria. It's the only culture some people have. Post Extras:       Erix Toad Lily Reged: 12/25/04 Posts: 20482 Loc: Ohio, USA Re: Gallery of Sketching Contest Finalists [Re: Erix]       #1239419 - 11/07/06 08:40 AM Attachment (280 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Oct 2006 - winner of over all contest on Reader's Gallery Rich Handy Subject: Aristillus and Autolycus Rukl: 12 Date: 10-13-06 Start: 9:15 UT End: 10:50 UT Lunation: 20.90 days Phase: 277.5 deg Illumination: 56.5% Colongitude: 164.8 deg Lib. in Lat.: -5 deg 40 min Lib. in Long.: +7 deg 39 min Seeing: Antoniadi III-IV with 30 seconds of Ant. II every 20 minutes Weather: Clear early, turning to occasional clouds mid to late during session, 10-15 knot winds late. Telescope: 12" Meade SCT F10 Binoviewer: W.O. Bino-P with 1.6X Nosepiece. Eyepieces: W.O. WA 20mm Plossls Magnification: 244X Lunation: 18.48 days Phase: 311.1 deg Illumination: 82.9% Colongitude: 133.7 deg Lib in Lat.: -3 deg 53 min Lib in Long.: +5 deg 12 min Sketch medium: White and black Conte' Crayons on black textured Strathmore paper. Sketch size: 18" x 24" -------------------- Erika 10" LX200 Classic, ETX70-AT, DS Maxscope 60mm, 12" Truss Dob, Orion ED80, WO Binoviewers, 10x50's and 7x50's Binoculars, Rebel XT 350 Having Fun in the Sun! More solar fun: 2007 July - tracking NOAA10963 Support bacteria. It's the only culture some people have. Edited by Erix (11/29/06 09:48 PM) Post Extras:       Erix Toad Lily Reged: 12/25/04 Posts: 20482 Loc: Ohio, USA Re: Gallery of Sketching Contest Finalists [Re: Erix]       #1298582 - 12/12/06 08:33 AM Attachment (245 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   November 06 Dee Herodotus Aristarchus Vallis Shroter 03/11/06 18:00UT - 18:40 UT Conte Crayons Conte Pastel Pencils Prismelo Water Colour Pencil Black and White 300gm Daler Rowney Paper Sky Watcher 200mm Focal Length 1200mm 8mm TVP eyepiece Bray Co Wicklow Ireland Humidity 90%Temp 2C Lat: 53:11:44N (53.1955) Lon: 6:06:31W (-6.1086) Seeing 2 Transparency Average -------------------- Erika 10" LX200 Classic, ETX70-AT, DS Maxscope 60mm, 12" Truss Dob, Orion ED80, WO Binoviewers, 10x50's and 7x50's Binoculars, Rebel XT 350 Having Fun in the Sun! More solar fun: 2007 July - tracking NOAA10963 Support bacteria. It's the only culture some people have. Post Extras:       Erix Toad Lily Reged: 12/25/04 Posts: 20482 Loc: Ohio, USA Re: Gallery of Sketching Contest Finalists [Re: Erix]       #1350227 - 01/09/07 11:33 AM Attachment (219 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   December 06 Sally Russell England Subject: 'Metius, Fabricius, Janssen and Lockyer' Scope: 105mm AstroPhysics Traveler, 2x Barlow, 3.5mm TV Nagler (magnification ~x340) Date: 9th December 2006 Time: 05.40 - 06.55 UT Lunation: 19.1 days (disc illumination 80.6%) Sketch: White pastel pencil on black 'Canford' paper Sketch size: 8 inches x 11 inches -------------------- Erika 10" LX200 Classic, ETX70-AT, DS Maxscope 60mm, 12" Truss Dob, Orion ED80, WO Binoviewers, 10x50's and 7x50's Binoculars, Rebel XT 350 Having Fun in the Sun! More solar fun: 2007 July - tracking NOAA10963 Support bacteria. It's the only culture some people have. Post Extras:       Erix Toad Lily Reged: 12/25/04 Posts: 20482 Loc: Ohio, USA Re: Gallery of Sketching Contest Finalists [Re: Erix]       #1411740 - 02/08/07 10:11 AM Attachment (226 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   January 07 Jason Aldridge Subject: Lunar Crater Langrenus Location: North Port, FL Date/Time: 1/5/07 - 2230-0025 EST Instrument: 8" Zhumell Dobsonian Eye Piece: 6mm Orion Expanse + 2x Barlow Sketching Material: Strathmore Sketch Paper, 0.5mm #2 HB Mechanical Pencil Software: MGI Photosuite III -------------------- Erika 10" LX200 Classic, ETX70-AT, DS Maxscope 60mm, 12" Truss Dob, Orion ED80, WO Binoviewers, 10x50's and 7x50's Binoculars, Rebel XT 350 Having Fun in the Sun! More solar fun: 2007 July - tracking NOAA10963 Support bacteria. It's the only culture some people have. Edited by Erix (02/08/07 10:11 AM) Post Extras:       Erix Toad Lily Reged: 12/25/04 Posts: 20482 Loc: Ohio, USA Re: Gallery of Sketching Contest Finalists [Re: Erix]       #1467594 - 03/07/07 09:51 AM Attachment (207 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Feb 07 Acheron -------------------- Erika 10" LX200 Classic, ETX70-AT, DS Maxscope 60mm, 12" Truss Dob, Orion ED80, WO Binoviewers, 10x50's and 7x50's Binoculars, Rebel XT 350 Having Fun in the Sun! More solar fun: 2007 July - tracking NOAA10963 Support bacteria. It's the only culture some people have. Post Extras:       Erix Toad Lily Reged: 12/25/04 Posts: 20482 Loc: Ohio, USA Re: Gallery of Sketching Contest Finalists [Re: Erix]       #1518235 - 04/01/07 08:33 AM Attachment (191 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   March 2007 Subject: PK 348+34.1 (Abell 33), a Planetary Nebula in Hydra Observer: Eric Graff Location: Cuyamaca Mts., San Diego Co., California (4,000 ft. elevation) Date & Time: 12 March 2007 at 04:30-05:15 UT Transparency: NELM 6.7 Seeing: Pickering 5-6/10 Telescope: Parks Astrolight EQ6 (6" f/6 Newt) Eyepiece: 20mm Parks Gold Series Plössl (45x, 70' FoV) Filter: Lumicon OIII Filter Sketching Materials: #2 pencil, black ink, blending stump, 24# copy paper -------------------- Erika 10" LX200 Classic, ETX70-AT, DS Maxscope 60mm, 12" Truss Dob, Orion ED80, WO Binoviewers, 10x50's and 7x50's Binoculars, Rebel XT 350 Having Fun in the Sun! More solar fun: 2007 July - tracking NOAA10963 Support bacteria. It's the only culture some people have. Post Extras:       Erix Toad Lily Reged: 12/25/04 Posts: 20482 Loc: Ohio, USA Re: Gallery of Sketching Contest Finalists [Re: Erix]       #1591981 - 05/08/07 09:02 AM Attachment (236 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   April 07 SGT500 Messier 51 04/20/07 Meade 16" Lightbridge 17MM Nagler T4(107X) Seeing 4-5 Transparancy 5-5 -------------------- Erika 10" LX200 Classic, ETX70-AT, DS Maxscope 60mm, 12" Truss Dob, Orion ED80, WO Binoviewers, 10x50's and 7x50's Binoculars, Rebel XT 350 Having Fun in the Sun! More solar fun: 2007 July - tracking NOAA10963 Support bacteria. It's the only culture some people have. Post Extras:       Erix Toad Lily Reged: 12/25/04 Posts: 20482 Loc: Ohio, USA Re: Gallery of Sketching Contest Finalists [Re: Erix]       #1651992 - 06/08/07 10:29 PM Attachment (149 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   May 07 Kris Smet Ptolemaeus, Alphonsus and Arzachel 24/05/07 8" dobson f/5 5mm Baader Hyperion ep (200x) seeing: poor transparancy: good -------------------- Erika 10" LX200 Classic, ETX70-AT, DS Maxscope 60mm, 12" Truss Dob, Orion ED80, WO Binoviewers, 10x50's and 7x50's Binoculars, Rebel XT 350 Having Fun in the Sun! More solar fun: 2007 July - tracking NOAA10963 Support bacteria. It's the only culture some people have. Post Extras:       Erix Toad Lily Reged: 12/25/04 Posts: 20482 Loc: Ohio, USA Re: Gallery of Sketching Contest Finalists [Re: Erix]       #1706962 - 07/09/07 09:08 AM Attachment (134 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   June 07 2007 June 10th and 11th Solar prominence sequence of 260-270 degrees position angle Erika Rix Zanesville, Ohio -------------------- Erika 10" LX200 Classic, ETX70-AT, DS Maxscope 60mm, 12" Truss Dob, Orion ED80, WO Binoviewers, 10x50's and 7x50's Binoculars, Rebel XT 350 Having Fun in the Sun! More solar fun: 2007 July - tracking NOAA10963 Support bacteria. It's the only culture some people have. Post Extras:       Erix Toad Lily Reged: 12/25/04 Posts: 20482 Loc: Ohio, USA Re: Gallery of Sketching Contest Finalists [Re: Erix]       #1791069 - 08/21/07 01:00 PM Attachment (180 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   July 07 SGT500 Messier 27 Meade 16" Lightbridge Televue Nagler 17mm T4 Orion Ultrablock -------------------- Erika 10" LX200 Classic, ETX70-AT, DS Maxscope 60mm, 12" Truss Dob, Orion ED80, WO Binoviewers, 10x50's and 7x50's Binoculars, Rebel XT 350 Having Fun in the Sun! More solar fun: 2007 July - tracking NOAA10963 Support bacteria. It's the only culture some people have. Post Extras:       Erix Toad Lily Reged: 12/25/04 Posts: 20482 Loc: Ohio, USA Re: Gallery of Sketching Contest Finalists [Re: Erix]       #1832375 - 09/10/07 01:59 PM Attachment (126 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   August 07 Jason Aldridge -------------------- Erika 10" LX200 Classic, ETX70-AT, DS Maxscope 60mm, 12" Truss Dob, Orion ED80, WO Binoviewers, 10x50's and 7x50's Binoculars, Rebel XT 350 Having Fun in the Sun! More solar fun: 2007 July - tracking NOAA10963 Support bacteria. It's the only culture some people have. Post Extras:       Charlie Hein Postmaster Reged: 11/02/03 Posts: 6587 Loc: 26.06.08N, +80.23.08W Re: Gallery of Sketching Contest Finalists [Re: Erix]       #1897869 - 10/09/07 01:08 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   September 2007 Myles: Pencil on sketch paper at the eyepiece, pastel on black sketch paper indoors, Adobe Photo Elements 5 for the digital mod. -------------------- Weston CSC: Post Extras:       Erix Toad Lily Reged: 12/25/04 Posts: 20482 Loc: Ohio, USA Re: Gallery of Sketching Contest Finalists [Re: Charlie Hein]       #1976495 - 11/11/07 03:07 AM Attachment (142 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   October 2007 WadeVC -------------------- Erika 10" LX200 Classic, ETX70-AT, DS Maxscope 60mm, 12" Truss Dob, Orion ED80, WO Binoviewers, 10x50's and 7x50's Binoculars, Rebel XT 350 Having Fun in the Sun! More solar fun: 2007 July - tracking NOAA10963 Support bacteria. It's the only culture some people have. 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