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March 2022 Sketching Contest Winner is JMSchwartz Congratulations Jon.


March 2022 Sketching Contest Winner is JMSchwartz Congratulations Jon.

JMSchwartz(Jon)
Galaxy Messier 82 in Ursa Major
Dates ranged from 2017 - March 29, 2022, combining three separate sketches using my newly found Mellish technique to create the very fine details in the core.
Locations: Mountain top locations The White Mountains at 8,600', Rodeo New Mexico at 4,600' and Mount Pinos at 8,300'
Equipment used: 32" 3.6 Starstructure , 32" F-3.3 Slipstream and 28"F-4,3 Slipstream Telescope
Magnification: 220x-800x and eyepieces binoviewer, Parcorr 2


    • Joe Bergeron, CollinofAlabama, paul hart and 11 others like this

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    Astrojensen
    Apr 16 2022 06:05 AM

    Holy smokes, dude! What a view that must have been! 

     

     

    Clear skies!

    Thomas, Denmark

      • CollinofAlabama and george golitzin like this
    Sweet!

    Seeing this that way must have been jaw dropping! and this sketch is just fantastic!

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    Rick W Morgan
    Apr 17 2022 09:42 AM

    Incredible!  I thought I was looking at a photo.  Your eye picked up the most minute details.

    Terrific, as always!

    Roy

    very nice similar to BW photos

    Just awesome What a gift the lord has given you 1

    Thanks guys for your kind words it means alot

    The lord created these magnificent  objects for all of us to see, I'm blessed &  Greatful to sketch them  looking through my 28" telescope  and share them with all of you in CN Forums.

    Kind Reguards Always Jon 

    Very nice work...

    Peace...

    bnick

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    george golitzin
    May 12 2022 07:28 PM

    Nicely done!    Making me think about a larger scope!




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