Category: Graphite Pencil

The Gigantic Face on the Yura Mountain Range

Yura Mountain Range
Yura Mountain Range

Although recently I have very much interested in Lunar horizon landscpe observation, and also it is a serious hard work that need preparationes, concentrations, patiences to acquire the most valuable results that nobody has seen yet .

So , for me, Lunar horizon observation time is limited , as a or two months of winter season in a year.

Then, other seasons, I useally observe others.

With a fairly good optics [like mine or better…], anyone can find out enormous amount of details on the face of the moon [also on the limb].

One night, very accidentally, I had just seen a much interesting feature in the binocular eyepieces attatched on my faithful 8 inches refractor on along the Yura Mountains range [= Montes Yuras ] , which very resembance to a human’s face … a giant’s face… !! . I was instantlly surprised at the view …. !!!

It’s real dimension , I measured from the diameter of 100 km Plato , must be about within 20 km in length.

Among the many moon sketches of mine , in which shows many curious, grotesque features.. and this gigantic human face is one of that.

Unfortunatelly, by interuption of front roof top, observing time is limited only as 15 minutes, that limits more details on this sktch.

——-[ Upside is the North of moon, Right side is West. ]—–

by K.S.Min

8 inches refractor x340- 500

white paper, graphite pencils, photographed under 300 watt white bulb

At backyard home, in South Korea

M84, M86 and More

M 84, M 86, NGC 4388, NGC 4402, NGC 4387
M 84, M 86, NGC 4388, NGC 4402, NGC 4387

Object Name: M 84, M 86, NGC 4388, NGC 4402, NGC 4387

Location: M 84: RA: 12h 25m 03.7s; Dec: +12° 53′ 13″

M 86: RA: 12h 26m 11.7s; Dec: +12° 56′ 462

Constellation: Virgo

Observing Location: Bonilla. Cuenca. SPAIN

Date: 13-14 April 2013.

Material used: graphite pencil on white paper. Inverted image and processed with Photoshop.

Celestron Telescope S/C 8″ Mount Cgt-5

Eyepiece: Hyperion Aspheric 31 mm;

Magnification: 65x.

Conditions: NEML: 5.9, Temp.: 10° C.

More information: http://astrodibujo.blogspot.com.es/

Orion Nebula from the Black Forest

Messier 42 and 43
Messier 42 and 43

Hello,

This is my sketch of the orion nebula, drawn on September, 5th 2013, 4:30h at Kaltenbronn Hohloh, black forest, germany, at 998m with my 18″ Dobson Telescope at 135x using an UHC filter.
Height: 18 degrees over Horizon

Drawn with pencil on white paper, scanned, inverted, and processed to remove “dust-stars” from scanning, darkened, and used the smudge tool to recreate the filaments in the nebula.

Kind regards,

Arndt Schädler

Blue Flash Nebula

NGC 6905
NGC 6905

On 31 July, we had the best observation conditions. The air was as good as ever before. At the beginning of the night I was looking for the Blue Flash Nebula NGC 6905.
At low magnification, the bright trapezoid fit into the field of view and the pretty star chain that led to the fog was beautiful to see.

The night was wonderful and I could look at many beauties of heaven. The transparency was excellent and everything in warm temperatures and little wind.

Object: NGC 6905 “Blue Flash Nebula”
Telescope: 10 “ACF
Eyepiece 31mm Nagler
Magnification: approx 80x
Location: near Tauberbischofsheim Germany

The Trifid Nebula

Messier 20
Messier 20

Object: 20 Trifid Nebula
Location: Mt. Nerone
Date 3rd Aug 2013
Pencil on white paper

This nebula is quite low at my latitude and thus is always submerged in the light pollution halo from cities in the south. This makes it a quite difficult object without a nebula filter. I have obtained the best results with an UHC-S filter. I also tried with an OIII filters which gives outstanding constrast on Lagoon Nebula, which is just nearby, but it is not the best for the trifid.

Regards, Immagine in linea 1

Aldo

Nova Del 2013

Nova Del 2013
Nova Del 2013

Object Name (Nova Del 2013)
Object Type (Variable Star)
Location (Provence France)
Date (sept 5th, 2013)
Media (graphite pencil, water colour, white paper, paint.net to invert and compil)

Hi sketchers

I like things moving in the sky, and the Nova Del 2013 was the kind of progression that I like to chase.
A little bit less artistic, you can find the curve made of 30 magnitude estimations I did during 20 successive nights, no one single cloudy night!
The original sketch was done during the first night (Aug. 15th) the Dolphin constellation is easily visible.
The observation was made via 10×50 binoculars and then with a 80/400 refractor, received from my friend Yvan, to follow this observation . The sketch of the nova story, on the upper let corner, was made with inverted watercolour.
Hope you like, it’s difficult to make an artistic curve, isn’t it?
Michel Deconinck (from Polaris83 Forcalqueiret)

Michel Deconinck
http://astro.aquarellia.com/

Occultation of Beta Scorpii by the Moon

Occultation of Beta Scorpii by the Moon
Occultation of Beta Scorpii by the Moon

Object Name: The Moon and Beta Scorpius
Object Type: The Moon and a double star
Location: Haleakala Summit on Maui, HI
Date: August 14, 2013
Media: Pencil on a white sketch notebook page, reworked in GIMP and color inverted.
Because this event occurred over a short period of time, I was not able to make a detailed sketch of the moon. I’ve added details to one crater that lies near the double star which I’m guessing is Moretus. If anyone knows differently, please make a note of it in the comments.
The information about the equipment and the objects are included in the sketch submitted.
I give permission to display this sketch anywhere as long as I’m credited.
Thank you.

Steve McGaughey

Crater Balmer

Balmer Crater
Balmer Crater

Hello artists, how are you? i’m in last day of holyday….tomorrow i start with work…..Three days ago i made my last sketch of Moon behind my home, i’m in sleep but i jump from my bad and go to backyard. The Moon was two days after fool phase, i take.at first ,my bino 10×50 and i see the shadow at right border.
I take my refractor Vixen 90/1300 (old perfect instrument) and made this sketch. The zone are near Crater Petavius and Mare Crisium. I see the particular of crater Balmer with Mountain shadow…..incredible vision, very steady and clear in this scope.
I hope like you.
Best regard at all and clear sky.
Ciao, Giorgio.

Site: Pergola, Marche Region, center italy
Date: 23 August 2013 from 11,30 p.m. to 01,20 a.m.
Moon phase: waning (17,2 days of age)
instrument: refractor 90/1300
eyepiece: 6,2mm (12,4 with barlow 2x)
Magnification: 210x
Technics: Graphite pencill (from 4H to 3B) on sketch Fabriano Paper.