acr_astro Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Dear all, yesterday afternoon, the forecasts for the evening were good so I set up the 10" truss-tube Dobsonian on the terrace for cooling down. Actually in the evening the sky wasn't as clear as expected but the cirrostratus luckily did not harm too much. It could have been brighter but anyway ... So I tried my new 2x focal extender with the 10 inch scope for the first time and magnified up to 370x. Seeing was okay and I really enjoyed travelling along the terminator from Plato via Copernicus down to Clavius. For the 10"er the focal extender is really an enhancement when viewing the moon and conditions are okay: I saw much more detail in Clavius as I have ever observed before. This would have been a good sketching target but finally I decided to go for a sketch of the magificient Copernicus (named after the famous Polish astronomer by Giovanni Riccioli mid of the 17th century): The crater floor was still completely in darkness, one could only see the bright, round rim of this 93km wide crater. The terraced slopes were just partly in the lunar sunrise yet. Obviously the central peaks are as expected lower than the rim - they were still hidden in the darkness. The two craters north of it are Gay-Lussac A and Gay-Lussac on the way to the Montes Carpates with their eastern parts already visible. Here's the sketch: Telescope: Martini 10" f/5 truss-tube Dobsonian Eyepiece: Explore Scientific 6.7mm/82° with Explore Scientific 2x focal extender Date & Time: Jan 22nd, 2021 / 1900-2000 CET Location: home terrace, Dusseldorf region, Germany Technique: Koh-i-Noor charcoal, whitecoal and chalk blocks and pens on black sketching paper Size: 11"x11" Clear skies! Achim 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrew s Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Very impressive as usual. Regards Andrew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremyS Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Wonderful 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScouseSpaceCadet Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Brilliant. Very talented. 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AstroNebulee Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Absolutely stunning, I'd buy this 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RT65CB-SWL Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Super! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acr_astro Posted January 24, 2021 Author Share Posted January 24, 2021 Hi all, thanks for the great feedback and the likes! Clear skies and a great Sunday to all of you! Achim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeDnight Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 (edited) Beautiful! Very Nasmyth!! Edited January 25, 2021 by mikeDnight 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kon Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 Yet another gorgeous drawing from you! Your drawings have an almost 3D finish, amazing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobertI Posted January 30, 2021 Share Posted January 30, 2021 Beautiful drawing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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