Petavius & Venus

[mikeDnight]

Yet another clear sky, and this time it was a crescent Moon that moved me to set up the scope early. The seeing wasn't too good initially but still the detail was awesome. It's been a while since I last sketched the Moon, so I thought it would be a good time to do so. The evening was mild and I was in no hurry to go back indoors. Petavius was my choice of target but because of the unsteady seeing, I kept the power low at X118.

After the lunar sketch I aimed the scope at Venus, which was higher than the Moon and not as badly affected by turbulence. Here I could increase the power to 218X and decided to make another sketch of the planet. Very subtle detail was visible even without planetary filters, and it was persistent. 

 

Edited March 28, 2020 by mikeDnight

[acr_astro]

Hello Mike,

great sketches - I like especially the sketch of Petavius!

Clear skies

Achim