

March 2022 Sketching Contest Winner is JMSchwartz Congratulations Jon.
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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
Seeing this that way must have been jaw dropping! and this sketch is just fantastic!
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
Nicely done! Making me think about a larger scope!
Holy smokes, dude! What a view that must have been!
Clear skies!
Thomas, Denmark