Pastel sketch of the H alpha full solar disc, Feb 15th

[acr_astro]

Dear all,

we have excellent clear and sunny 15°C here. So I did yet another pastel sketch of the solar disc.  Like all of my solar sketches this is left-right mirrored.

Telescope: Lunt LS 50 THa B600 PT
Eyepiece: Celestron X-cel 10mm
Date & Time: February 15th, 2019 / 1215-1300 CET
Location: home terrace, Dusseldorf region, Germany
Technique: reddish Koh-i-Noor pastels and pastel pens on white Hahnemühle Ingres mould-made pastel paper
Size: 24x31cm

Enjoy it!

Clear and sunny skies!

Achim ?

[emadmoussa]

Very nice. Rich colours. 

Have you considered using brush markers? 

[Sunshine]

i'm loving these pastel sketches, so vivid and true to life.

[Peter Drew]

Excellent. You don't realise how difficult this is to do well until you try.   ?

[Guest]

Stunning,  work of art.

[acr_astro]

Hi all,

thanks for the great feedback! I really appreciate this!

Clear skies!

Acihm

[Mr Spock]

That's lovely. Very well drawn ?