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  1. You might like it! On the moon it's removing some brightness while observing with enough light around, increases comfort but the glass is invisible on the optical train and made of very good quality. (that was it's main purpose yesterday) Lumicon 80a is good on Jupiter, according to my observations, it will highlight small darker features blended within a pale background, it darkens and sharpens further these features that are already darker (in the color palette of Jupiter.) The filter makes it much easier to spot white ovals by increasing the strength of its darker surroundings, it will also increase the visibility of the faint blue festoons blended inside of the pale equatorial region. It's very interesting to use. Lumicon 82a will to the same thing visually but differently because it's much lighter, it's easier to use for me eye and it will retain the original color of Jupiter with much greater fidelity, the planet will have a cold hue but it won't be literally blue like with 80a. I find it a bit superior to look at the NEB and SEB for the inner details, it will bring out a certain feature granulation detail at a higher level because the filter it's lighter. 80a and 82a are extremely interesting on Jupiter depending of the specific target. I need to make more comparisons on the moon between these 2 and the Baader Neodymium as player 3.
  2. Hello, I am just back from a quick observation (and back here after a while too) with threatening clouds around and I made this fast sketch of "Fra Mauro" and friends. It took maybe 15 minutes total using my 1000x200 and a 6mm 167x eyepiece + a nice 80a filter. Transparency was poor today, it was freezing and this is the result of a fairly difficult operation where the PlayStation 5 was calling me and I went outside anyway, to sketch. 😄
  3. This is totally unexpected and a complete discovery. The observing conditions outside with the low full moon gave me the idea to take out my 6" Newtonian outside, for ease of use, for a quick low power star observation, just to say that something is possible in less-than-optimal conditions and maybe an opportunity to draw one quick star sketch. I took out the 6" and remembered that my 12" came with a 8x50 straight through finder, instead of using the original 6x30. I had to sand the paint out of the 6x30 for it to fit into the shoe on the scope and I tried another 8x50 in the past that would not fit either, to me it was hopeless situation where nothing would fit in that mounting base. Then today surprise, the GSO 8x50 will slide in the base like a charm, no sanding required, how about that? 🤩 I am pleased to appreciate the fact that the 6x30 will retire into a drawer, maybe forever. 😄 Just wanted to share that happy moment, these finders are not the most popular but it's sweet anyway!
  4. Yeah? cool i am happy for that then ((; These sketch tell me that I need to deliver extra efforts on the contrast, more pressure on the pencils for the darker regions. @josefk 👍 Mission accomplished. @Ratlet @glafnazur @bosun21 Thanks it's appreciated. Tonight for me is going to be a low power wide field sketch of stars or a low power sketch of the moon. I really appreciated the May 2023 moon!
  5. Hello everyone, this is a collection of sketches from the last 2 weeks, there is not a lot to say really, the conditions outside were good, not too much rain and clouds, more opportunity to get out and sketch then the usual. Pencils: 4B, 3B, 2B, B, HB, 4h on 95 g/m² rough sketching paper. I'd say I am happy with the 2 last weeks of moon observation. For Plato, my 12" telescope was used with a view to seeing the smallest cratelets possible, I'm not sure the exercise was really conclusive, only 4 small cratelets were visible to me, I would have expected a much better result, the 12" mirror usually resolves many more fine details on the moon than the 8". 🤨 To be tried another time. I hope this gives you a little motivation, thanks for looking.
  6. Sweet scene on the moon there and I liked the the observations also, all interesting and a big motivation booster. It must be a unique experience to look at the moon with a 635mm mirror and 300x, the amount of very small stuff you must be able to resolve with such a mirror, I can only imagine. Cool sketch, quick satisfaction. 👍 Thanks for sharing
  7. Very nice picture, very sharp and nice color.
  8. I don't know about the technicalities but the images are absolutely beautiful Rodd. 👍
  9. You did it in 45 mins, it's amazing if you can produce something very good looking like this in so little time 👍. It's often a "Work night" for me too when the seeing and transparency are premium I like this sketch with the lovely earth shine. Thanks for sharing.
  10. The sun was in an interesting state, a lot of spots to fill your sketch. 👍 Nice sketch thanks for sharing, cool sun filter also, it's a fun hobby to build these as well, yours look well made.
  11. Sketching is so rich, I don't see me stopping that or stargazing, most of the positive energy comes from the effort delivered into doing the sketch and the deep observation. Seeing the sunset just before the observation, these nice colors with Venus these days. 🤩 There was a huge Aurora Borealis for me last time. Thanks people. @edff3d I noticed that reading about it helps to keep me motivated, being exposed to motivated people.
  12. Oki I consider it, could be good for me to push myself a bit harder.
  13. Thanks (; @mikeDnight yea something like that, 4 years.. 🥲 But the content of my sketch binder is thicker, at least. Thank you for your welcome Stu, Bosun21 and MikeDnight
  14. Hello, I am trying a get back after an absence of 4 years, I have good memories in the report, observation and sketching forums especially, I missed that a bit and wanted to participate again. I haven't stopped stargazing in the last years, the passion is not fading away as most people here, it's amazing. From Quebec Canada, I'll do my best. I am a Newtonian user, my primary instrument is my 1000x200 F5 on the EQ5, and I also own a 1500x300 F5 solid tube manual Dobson for a bit more then a year now. Both instruments give me plenty of joy for various stargazing trips! 🫠
  15. Your dot technique is amazing, it's the first astro sketch I see using such a technique, the result is high.
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