Chalk-/charcoal sketch of lunar crater Eudoxus

[acr_astro]

Dear all,

yesterday evening I didn't have good conditions for observing: We had heavy showers and it took until 8 p.m. that I could put my 5" MAK outside for cooling down. There was just a short break in the clouds and the sky wasn't dark yet. Between 9.30 p.m. and 10 p.m. I could revisit the Copernican crater Eudoxus again. I sketched it two years ago together with its peer Aristoteles. This time I concentrated just on Eudoxus (43 miles diameter). Here's the result:

Telescope: Celestron NexStar 127 SLT
Eyepiece: ExploreScientific 6.7mm/82°
Date & Time:  May 18th, 2021 / 2130-2200 CEST
Location: home terrace, Dusseldorf region, Germany
Technique: Koh-i-Noor charcoal, whitecoal and chalk pencils on Hahnemühle 'black book' sketching paper
Size: 15x21cm

Clear skies!

Achim

[Mike JW]

Hi Achim - back to using the black charcoal and hey presto it goes 3D.  Have fun. Mike

[ScouseSpaceCadet]

Wonderful sketching. 👍

[maw lod qan]

Oh how I would enjoy sitting back quietly, watching you perform your magic!

That is amazing!