Hello sketchers,
Object Name (C/2013 R1 – Lovejoy)
Object Type (comet)
Location (Provence France)
Date (3/12/2013)
Media (watercolor on paper 65cm/25cm)
This very morning, early, from Néoules, a nice dark sky area, I made 5 sketches with :
a 80/400mm refractor (10x) for the large field and the long tail,
a Dobson 12”, 58x and 150x for the coma around the nucleus
and a 102/1000 refractor (25x and 100x) for the intermediate view.
I used miscellaneous EP from 40mm to 10mm Delos, sometime with UHC filter.
I made this watercolor today 3 December at home, the idea was to put together the different magnifications on a single view.
Oh yes, something funny, to sketch the tail, I used a light sand paper to take away the pigment from place to place; this sand feels like real comet dust : scale 1/1…
Clear sky to you all !
Michel Deconinck
http://astro.aquarellia.com/
Hey Michel,
Very nice representation of this very nice comet.
Good job, waterpainting is harder anyway with dark background.
Il like your idea to make a composite view from distinct magnifications.
Jean-Marc (Castres)
Michel,
This is an impressive sketch of the visitor that took the spotlight off of ISON.
Always a pleasure to see your work.
Frank 🙂
Nice Michel.
Worthy of ASOD.
Bye,
Michel
That’s a real good job. Congratulations.
Thank you to you all, this is much appreciated !