Venus – August 8, 2013

Hello all sketchers, here is my sketch of very nice planet actual on the evening sky – Venus. Last Saturday was very inspirating for me, so I decided to observe Venus in the evening. Seeing was not very good – 5/10 and it was windy. But i saw some atmospheric detail on Venus how you … Continue reading Venus – August 8, 2013

Venus – January 3, 2012

Hello everyone, here you can see my first sketch of planet Venus. I saw there one big spot near the terminator. And other spots you can see on the picture. I used my newtonian telescope (8 inch), 8mm Hyperion and two filters. Other parameters are in the picture. Venus 03/01/2012 _ 15.20 – 15.35 UT … Continue reading Venus – January 3, 2012

Garradd and M71

26/08/2011 _ 23.30 – 23.50 CEST Hlucin _ Czech rep. Pencil on white paper and inverted in Photoshop Here is the sketch of comet Garradd and globular cluster M71. Conditions were very fine, clear sky and only some light pollution. I made the sketch yesterday night. [note: sketch was submitted August 26, 2011.] Clear sky … Continue reading Garradd and M71

C/2009 P1 (Garradd)

Good morning, I sketched Garradd last Wednesday. It is my first sketch of comet. Garradd – Tom Perdoch C/2009 P1 (Garradd) Comet Hlucin (CZ) 27/07/2011 _ 22.30 – 22.45 Pencil on white paper – inverted in Photoshop It’s my first sketch of comet in my life. I saw this comet first time. I use Dobson … Continue reading C/2009 P1 (Garradd)