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Parry and Guericke sketch

Mike73

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blog-0516299001358778449.jpgCrater Parry at the top of the sketch has a diameter of 47km and although its heavily damaged and lava flooded, steep cliffs still surround it and cast an ink black shadow which really stood out and was the reason for sketching this area.

Below Parry is the walled plain Guericke at 63km its larger but heavily eroded and partly open to Mare Nubium.

Telescope / 4" f/11 Lyra

EP / 3-6mm Nagler zoom at 5mm x220

Date 20/1/13

Temp / -1˚C

Transparency / clear

Antoniadi II

Colongitude 17.5˚

Phase 69.4˚

Lunation 9.04 days

Sketched with Conte pastels and charcoal on a 12"x8" sketch pad.

Last night was the first time using my little 4" Lyra on the moon....By the time I finished the sketch my teeth were cold and my jaw was aching from grinning so much, it really is a cracking little scope with hardly any CA visible and teamed up with the Nagler zoom it proved to be a winning combo!!

The whole point in getting the Lyra was to get out and enjoy whatever clear skies we get, if I didnt have it I wouldnt have gone out last night. Stood up nudging a big dob whilst trying to juggle with bits of charcoal and pastels isnt the way to make a lunar sketch believe so the I think the Lyra is here to stay for a long time. :)

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rory

thats fab mike, very well sketched . i couldnt even dream of sketching like that. but at least i can admire your efforts.

keep up the good work.

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Qualia

Ay, absolutely amazing art-work here, Mike. It's an inspiration to everyone. Maybe, if ever you could be bothered, a little thread on art class basics would be lovely. Something to help us aspiring novices reach mid-way this kind of standard you're setting.

I'm really glad the 4" achro is living up to its duties and I reckon it will truly serve you well. Seems to make a great combo; big dob, little frac.

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Mike73

Ay, absolutely amazing art-work here, Mike. It's an inspiration to everyone. Maybe, if ever you could be bothered, a little thread on art class basics would be lovely. Something to help us aspiring novices reach mid-way this kind of standard you're setting.

I'm really glad the 4" achro is living up to its duties and I reckon it will truly serve you well. Seems to make a great combo; big dob, little frac.

Thanks Rob and its great having the encouragement from you guys but I've been learning to sketch almost by trial and error and I wouldnt like to pass on any of my bad habits or mistakes, maybe one day when I'm more confident in my drawings...

I'd love to see more people sketch though, it looks harder than it actually is and I think that puts people off.

I'm really shocked just how good the views of the moon have been from such a small aperture frac! Happy days! :)

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