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MZack

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  1. Super sketches. Hope to see more from the observing list!
  2. Appreciated. Shadows at that time were really long, especially from the mountains on Mare Imbrium
  3. Cheers. It was a stunning view in the eyepiece.
  4. Thank you. Complicated area in the dawn.
  5. Another cold evening but you have to make the most of it! First attempt in many years at Plato as it appears on the terminator and the lunar dawn over Mare Imbrium. Challenge to catch the details around the crater itself but a nice jagged shadow on the floor. The nearby mountain peaks of Tenerife mountains, Pico, Pico Beta and Piton all stood out. Lovely area, one of my favourites.
  6. Fantastic set of sketches and well done for doing such a long stretch in the cold! Liked them all. Nice one of M42 especially.
  7. MZack

    Jupiter x 2

    Really good detail in your four inch! Great drawings.
  8. Had some time tonight before the clouds rolled in. Atlas and Hercules near the terminator and Mare Figoris. Pastels; white, aluminium grey, graphite grey on black paper. 200mm Cassegrain in hazy cloud below zero with 12.5mm Orthoscopic x195
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    M42 sketch

    Hi Thanks for the comment I used two pastels for this one. Both from Derwent. Aluminium Grey and Aluminium White. The grey was built up slowly by adding light layers, spreading it about using either my finger tip or a blending stump. I then added white on top to capture the brighter structure. I used the tip of the white pastel pencil for the stars. That can be a problem as its difficult to get a round shape with pastel. Took a couple of goes to avoid smearing. I may try a harder tipped material next time as it may be easier to get a more star like result. I try to avoid pens as once its done, its done!
  10. MZack

    M42 sketch

    First sketch of the season of M42 in Orion. 8 inch classical Cassegrain x135 including use of filters. Pastels on black paper. Malcolm, Chigwell Essex
  11. Thank you. Much appreciated. Actually there are very few straight lines on the moon - so have a go!😁
  12. Thank you. I enjoy sketching - not only the moon but other objects too. Most of my colleagues at my local Astro soc are imagers and produce some amazing shots but somehow for me it’s not quite the same as observing at the eyepiece.
  13. Thank you. Yes just need the right timing to catch the details.
  14. Drafted this yesterday evening with the X right on the terminator. Lots of deep shadows in nearby craters of Le Callie , Blanchinus and Werner. Tricky area to capture with pastels.
  15. Really good sketch. I had a go a few days back myself in moderate seeing through the 8 inch classical Cass with 12.5 Orthoscopic x195. Some haze and light clouds. I’m impressed at the detail within the bands you pick up in the FS128
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