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Natural charcoal sketch of the H alpha sun, April 6th

Started by acr_astro , Apr 06 2020 09:51 AM
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#1 acr_astro

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Posted 06 April 2020 - 09:51 AM

Dear all,

 

today after work I enjoyed the sunny afternoon on our terrace with the Lunt H alpha telescope. Here's the sketch with natural charcoal of our pretty calm home star:

 

20200406_Sun_H_alpha_small.JPG

 

Telescope: Lunt LS 50 THa B600 PT
Eyepiece: Celestron X-cel 10mm
Date & Time: April 6th, 1530-1615 CEST
Location: home terrace, Dusseldorf region, Germany
Technique: natural vine charcoal on white Hahnemühle Ingres mould-made pastel paper
Size: 24x31cm 

 

Clear and sunny skies!

 

Achim


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Posted 06 April 2020 - 11:48 AM

Achim,

 

A very fine way to relax. Nice sketch.

 

Frank :)


#3 sunnyday

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Posted 06 April 2020 - 12:10 PM

I have seen a sketch like this, very pretty well done.
thank you.


#4 niteskystargazer

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Posted 07 April 2020 - 10:02 AM

Achim,

 

Very fine Natural charcoal sketch of the H alpha sun, (On April 6th) cool.gif .

 

CS,KLU,

 

thanx.gif ,

 

Tom


#5 Tyson M

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Posted 07 April 2020 - 11:41 AM

Nice to see more solar sketches here!

 

Thanks for sharing.


#6 Special Ed

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Posted 07 April 2020 - 08:45 PM

I really like the look of your charcoal solar sketches, Achim.  smile.gif 


#7 acr_astro

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Posted 08 April 2020 - 01:02 AM

Dear all,

thanks a lot for the great feedback! That's why I enjoy posting my sketches here at CN!

Clear and sunny skies!

Achim
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