Object Name: Jupiter
Object Type: planet
Location: Itajobi, SP, Brazil
Date: 29/12/2010 – 23h20min U.T.
Media: 0.5mm 2B graphite pencil, white paper, scanned then colours edited with Nero PhotoSnap Viewer
Telescope: reflector 180mm (7.1″) f/D=6 (f=1080mm) dob mounted
Eyepieces: Super Plossl 32mm; Plossl 10mm; Super Plossl 6mm
Three-element 2.5x Barlow (not a good option that night)
Turbulence: 3/5 (regular)
A fair wind lasted all night long. It was a hot summer, cloudless night. In the sketch, aligned, from left to right: Europa, Jupiter, Io, Ganimedes and Callisto. A star can be seen in the bottom (20 Psc), really similar to the Galilean Moons. Another star, very faint, tried to show some contrast over the glow of the planet. Few minutes later, Jupiter hide behind my house, escorted by its moons and the stars. So that’s what I saw that night, from my backyard, in a small town, struggling against the sodium lights of the city: a beautiful Jupiter, surrounded by its 4 greatest moons, and two stars. I tried all combinations of lenses, however the 10mm (without the barlow) produced the best image. I hope you enjoy it, new sketches of a nebulae, a galaxy and Saturn are coming soon.
P.S. If you are going to comment, please say to my friend Camila that my sketches aren’t that bad. Thank’s!
Clear skies to everybody, and a happy new year,
Rodrigo Pasiani Costa.
Camila, Rodrigo’s sketches aren’t that bad. Actually, they are quite good. They capture this view of Jupiter and its moons very nicely. That brighter star is often mistaken for one of the Galilean moons. Congratulations, happy New Year and clear skies to you, Rodrigo.
Rodrigo,
That is a very nice sketch of Jupiter and and his moons.
A Happy New Year to you and keep on sketching.
Oh and Camila, Rodrigo’s sketch is just fine.
Frank
Thanks, people, I appreciate your praise – now, even Camila says my sketch is nice.