Chalk-/charcoal sketch of craters Ptolemaeus, Alphonsus and Arzachel

[acr_astro]

Dear all,

finally weather conditions, moon phase and a free evening fit together. So I could go for a lunar sketch again. This time, I selected the famous trio Ptolemaeus, Alphonsus and Arzachel. Frankly, I always struggle a bit with the outer rims fo the craters and the mostly rocky areas around the craters. And it's always a bit tricky to catch the exact positions of the smaller craters. I hope I managed to position the unnamed catena between Ptolemaeus and Müller well.
It's a pity that so many wonderful lunar features still lack official names.

Telescope: Celestron NexStar 127 SLT
Eyepiece: Explore Scientific 6.7mm/82°
Date & Time: January 10th, 2022 / 1745-1900 CET
Location: home terrace, Dusseldorf Region, Germany
Technique: Koh-i-Noor chalk, extra charcoal and whitecoal pens and pieces on Seawhite of Brighton black sketching paper
Size: appr. 20x30cm

Clear skies!

Achim

[RobertI]

Really beautiful sketch, really captures the ‘at the eyepiece’ experience. I’d be very happy to have that hanging on my wall! 🙂

[BRADLEY 1953]

That is a cracking sketch, really lovely. Thanks for posting.

[paulastro]

Lovely sketch Achim, it's a work of art.  I love the way you have represented the texture of the surface.

[acr_astro]

Dear all,

thanks a lot for the great feedback and all the likes! It's a pleasure to post my sketches here

Clear skies

Achim

[Lee_P]

Very impressive!

[MalcolmM]

I clicked the like button. If only there was a 'like very much' button! Very impressive sketch.

[Saganite]

A beautiful sketch Achim , really fine !

Keep posting please....

[Mike JW]

Achim,

Superb. Your sketches are always inspirational.

Mike

[Mr Spock]

Lovely drawing 👍

[Naughty Neal]

Fantastic  3d effect of the features, an amazing sketch.