10 Day Old Moon

Sketching: For this sketch I used: black Strathmore 400 Artagain paper, white and black Conte’ pastel pencils and a blending stump and my index finger too. Brightness was slightly adjusted after scanning. Telescope: 4.25 inch f/ 5 Dobsonian and 21mm eyepiece 26x Date: 8-23-2007 0:45-2:40 UT Temperature: 30° C (86° F) Partly cloudy, calm Seeing: Antoniadi III Colongitude: 27.9 ° Lunation: 10 days Illumination: 69.4 % Frank McCabe