Lunar crater Copernicus

[acr_astro]

Hi all,

and again the day was fine and the evening skies clear, so here we go again with a "Souvenir" from the moon. This time it's Copernicus.

Telescope: Celestron Nexstar 127/1500 SLT
Eyepiece: Skywatcher Planetary 5mm
Place: terrace, Dusseldorf Region, Germany
Date & Time: June7th, 2014, 2120-2200 CEST

I hope you enjoy it.

Achim
 

[wxsatuser]

Very nice Copernicus, well done.

[happy-kat]

Lovely again

[pbyrne]

Hi Achim, beautifully rendered.

Have you any advice to give to someone who wants to attempt lunar sketching?

[acr_astro]

Hi Paul,

main advice is: Give it a try!

Furthermore, I've made best experiences with black cardbox paper, white pastel (soft) pen and charcoal pen. Take care that you have enough light at your observation site - for lunar sketching there's no need for dark adaptation of you eyes. I'm observing from the home terrace and leave the light in the living room switchrd on.

Once you're done, you have to fix your sketch with som special spray.

Have fun!

Achim

[Sandraj]

Lovely sketch, makes me want to try. The detail is fantastic, you are very talented.

[bish]

Who needs cameras when you can draw like that?