Sketch of the four day old moon

[acr_astro]

Hi all,

here we go with yet another charcoal/chalk sketch of the moon - again done with the small MiniDob.

Telescope: Skywatcher Heritage 76/300

Eyepiece: Skywatcher Planetary 5mm

Date & Time: Dec 15th, 2015; 1705 -1740 CET

Place: Home terrace, Dusseldorf region, Germany

Technique: Charcoal and chalk pens on black sketching cardboard

I hope you enjoy it!

Clear skies!

Achim

[happy-kat]

I love the subtly of the full shape and the tonal background.

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

Very nice sketch

[acr_astro]

Hi happy-kat and supernova,

thanks for the nice feedback.

@happy-kat:  Actually the dark area of the lunar disc is the new part for me - just did this the second time in this sketch. The first time was two months ago (see my post of October 17th: http://stargazerslounge.com/topic/255101-waxing-crescent-moon-with-skywatcher-minidob/)

Clear skies!

Achim

[Stu]

Very nice result with the mini dob Achim [emoji106]

[laudropb]

Very nice to see such a good sketch.

[Ruud]

Thanks! It's wonderful.

[acr_astro]

Hi Stu, Laudropb and Ruud,

thanks for your fine feedback! I really enjoy posting my sketches here!

Achim

[Astro Imp]

Achim, that is another wonderful sketch, well done and keep sharing with us here at SGL.

[des anderson]

Words fail,just PHENOMENAL is a start.Des

[bish]

Chalk on charcoal works really well - great sketch