Jupiter 9 Jan 2023

[Fraunhoffer]

A quick sketch from last evening.
A clear-ish sky. It looked pretty milky to me so it was Jupiter and a few clusters. The wind was very blustery, however I did get a nice view of Jupiter in the moments the 'scope wasn't being blown about with a bit of detail in the bands.
I thought I would try a slightly different technique this time. Shading in some black sky and then trying to remove that with an eraser pencil and shield to reveal the brighter areas and then re-touch the detail.
I'm not sure it worked. I need some more practice.

 

Edited January 10 by Fraunhoffer

[mikeDnight]

I really like the sketching style you've used for this observation. It sounds like you were battling with the elements, yet the NEB appears full of detail. Increasing the scale of your drawing might allow for easier placement of detail and of course interpretation, and possibly lowering the power for Jupiter to around 180X on a less than perfect night could improve definition. As for the sketch, I think it really works and I'd love to see more like this. ☺️