Some of my first sketches

[VilleM]

Hello, here is some of my first sketches. Ive never actually done drawing / painting but I find astronomical sketching calming and quite therapeutic. Im currently trying to sketch and observe all of the Messier objects little by little, someday Ill have to make trip in south since here in Finland we cant see all of them.

Quite happy with M42 and M31. Next week I have a chance to see and also (hopefully) observe with 90cm (~36") Astrofox folded newtonian. Hopefully weather is clear during my trip there so I could actually do some sketching aswell. I bet M42 would be breathtaking!

-V

[Linda]

You have managed very well to draw what you saw. I guess tou have a following motor?

[michaelmorris]

Great sketches, thanks for sharing.

[Swisscheese]

Very nice! Love your sketches! 

[happy-kat]

I like your style, very nice.

[mariosi]

Very nice presentations. 

 

Thanks for sharing 

Marios 

[Ruud]

Good work! I like sketches, they are more personal than photos. Thanks for sharing!

[VilleM]

Thank you everyone for your kind comments!

All but M31 is without tracking mount, I recently bought HEQ5 SynScan wich I will use for planetary imaging / sketching and once I get hang of autoguiding also for photography. GoTo makes everything so much easier although it isnt as fun as star hopping.

-V

[Linda]

It is very well done working without a following system. I have tried to sketch some star clusters (just for reference, not pretty) and sketched some sun spots, but I find it a little stressfull, constantly having to adjust the FOV.

[laudropb]

Lovely set of sketches.

[darthvader]

Those sketches are really good, especially as they are your first.

I keep meaning to give sketching a go but need to sort out a more comfortable setup first.

Please post anymore you do I love looking at sketches.

[todd8137]

Nice work you must have a great dark site to see detail in galaxies like that wish mine was as dark 

pat

[VilleM]

Thanks, yes my site is quite dark. Most of the times galaxies are dim smudges, but some of the have quite nice details if you know what to look for.

-V