Pastel sketch of the H alpha full solar disc, Feb 24th

[acr_astro]

Dear all,

today I once again had a look at our sun with the H alpha telescope and at first glance, it was really boring!   Only when looking in more detail, some tiny - and not at all spectacular - prominences and some light and dark spots on the disc became visible. Not at all a spectacular sketch but anyway here we go:

Telescope: Lunt LS 50 THa B600 PT
Eyepiece: Celestron X-cel 10mm
Date & Time: February 24th, 2019 / 1030-1100 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

Clear skies!

Achim

 

[Sunshine]

Love it, I would be curious to see your pastel sketch of earth, have I planted the seed?. Actually,i imagin a wall mounted pastel with all the planets, next to each other against a black background. this would make a stunning wall mural type thing. If I lived near you I would commission it from you haha.

[mariosi]

Very nice FD pastel sketch. 

[Pete Presland]

very nice