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A Portion of the Southwestern Lunar Quadrant


A Portion of the Southwestern Lunar Quadrant

Sketching and Materials:
For this sketch I used: black Canson paper 9″x 12”, white and black Conte’
pastel pencils, white and black charcoal pencils, blending stumps, Pink Pearl eraser, feature labels using Gimp 2.1
Telescope: 16-inch f/ 4.41 Dobsonian with 9mm (199 x) eyepiece
Date: 12-12-2024, 20:50 – 22:20 Local Time
Temperature: 10°C (50°F)
Mostly clear some clouds late, calm
Seeing: Antoniadi II
Co-longitude: 60°
Lunation: 12 days
Illumination: 94 %
Mesa, Az.
Frank McCabe






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