Pastel sketch of full solar disc during transit of Mercury

[acr_astro]

Hi all,

I was lucky to have the opportunity - and the sky - to watch and sketch the transit. This sketch has been done at the beginning of the transit, showing Mercury at about 1320 CEST near the prominence at the eastern limb.

 

Telescope: Lunt LS50 THaB600PT
Eyepiece: TS HR Planetary 7mm
Date & Time: Mercury transit time
Location: Dusseldorf region, Germany
Technique: Koh-i-Noor soft pastels and pastel pens on Daler Rowney Ebony black sketching paper

Clear and sunny skies!

Achim

 

 

[mikeDnight]

Fabulous sketch Achim. 

[happy-kat]

That is very cool

[Helix]

Excellent sketch.

[laudropb]

Very nice sketch.

[acr_astro]

Hi all,

thanks for the nice feedback!

Achim

[JohnSadlerAstro]

Hi,

That sketch is really cool! I (once) tried doing one of the moon--but didn't get very far. My artistic abilities are rather limited!!! I resorted to capturing events with a webcam!

Thanks for posting!

John