July 12, 2011

Charcoal Dreams

image by " rel="nofollow Chuck Hastorf

I have been observing from my back deck recently using the Orion 4.5" " rel="nofollow StarBlast. This short focus insturment is perfect for presenting nearly the entire disk or half the illuminated disk. Chuck's sketch reminds me of this synoptic perspecive, providing a broad regional view without many details but giving a classic view. Such views and drawings are not of scientific interest but are remarkably satisfying in depicting the Moon as we remember/idealize it to be. I like that aspect of observing. " rel="nofollow Chuck Wood Technical Details The field sketch was drawn using a charcoal pencil. The sketch was uploaded to Sketchbook Pro for enhancements. The sketch was drawn using a 6 inch Newtonian with a 10 mm TMB eyepiece giving a magnification of 76X. Related Links Rükl plate 14

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