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Crater Lambert


Crater Lambert

Sketching Information Lambert crater on ebony black Canson paper using white and black Conte’ pastel pencils Sketch Date: April 13, 2011, using a 10 inch f/5.7 Dobsonian telescope riding on an equatorial platform with a 6mm eyepiece for 241x at 03:00-04:10 UT Seeing: Antoniadi III Weather clear, calm, 50 degrees F (10 degrees C) Lunation 9.5 days Moon 67.9% illuminated Colongitude 27.7° Rükl Atlas Pl 20 Frank McCabe



    Oh man, when I saw the thumbnail I thought it was a photo. But I know your sketch the moon. It is that good.
    Norme, Thank you much but it is no match for those beautiful Jupiter sketches you are creating. Frank :)
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    Stellarfire
    Feb 08 2013 03:34 PM
    Another WOW sketch!
    Stephan, Thank you again, I happy you enjoy this sketch. I love astronomical sketching and especially old luna. Frank :)



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