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June 2023 Sketching Contest Winner is Tom Axelsen Congratulations Tom!


June 2023 Sketching Contest Winner is Tom Axelsen Congratulations Tom!

Tom Axelsen (Tom Axelsen)
44 Boötis - 8 Years of observations
All sub-sketches compiled in one sketch on May 30th, 2023
Møn, Denmark (My backyard)
Takahashi Mewlon 180 mm f:12, Zeiss Abbe Barlow @ 2x, Orthos or Supermonocentrics for magnifications from 540x to 720x
140 g / m2 sketching paper, Graphite B and 2B pencils
Conditions: Seeing good to great (7 - 9 / 10). Transparency not noted during the observations.


    • Daniel Mounsey, scottinash, Scott in NC and 35 others like this

    Wow this is great! I have never seen a particular double documented over such a long period, great stuff.

      • Tom Axelsen likes this
    Great observations and a lesson in patience.
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    Regulus 1.36
    Jul 16 2023 05:19 AM
    Wonderful! Great effort.
      • Tom Axelsen likes this

    Brillant work Tom congratulations , WOWbow.gif  

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    Rudi Bjoern
    Jul 16 2023 12:34 PM

    Congrats Tom!!!

      • Tom Axelsen likes this
    Don't get maj,maj is that march?...interesting,now I want to see it!
      • Tom Axelsen likes this
    Awesome work, 👍👍👍
      • Tom Axelsen likes this

    Congratulation Tom, very inspirational. 

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    Don't get maj,maj is that march?...interesting,now I want to see it!

    Translation from Danish to English where it is not the same:

    Ø = E (East)
    okt. = Oct. (October)
    maj = May

    So no - it is not March but May.

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    Daniel Mounsey
    Jul 16 2023 10:19 PM

    Absolutely beautiful work. Now that’s serious dedication I respect greatly!

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