Pastel sketch of the H alpha sun, May 29th

[acr_astro]

Dear all,

today we had a wonderful sunny day over here in Germany and I took the opportunity to do a pastel sketch of our home star. As usual, the image is mirror-reversed.

Telescope: Lunt LS50THaB600PT
Eyepiece: Celestron X-Cel 10mm
Date & Time: May 29th, 2019 / 1630-1700 CEST
Location: home terrace, Dusseldorf region, Germany
Technique: reddish Koh-i-Noor Toison d'Or pastels and pastel pens on greyish Canson Mi-Teintes pastel paper
Size: 24 x 32 cm

Clear and sunny skies!

Achim

Edited June 2, 2019 by acr_astro

[Ruud]

Looks great, Achim, well done!

[acr_astro]

Thanks Ruud for the feedback!

And thanks to the others for whatching and liking!

Clear skies

Achim

[Hughsie]

Why not submit it to the Solar Challenge? Definitely something different compared to the images already in there.

[acr_astro]

Hello Hughsie,

thanks for the hint! Just done.

Clear (and sunny) skies

Achim