Pythagoras and the Double Mountain

[DarkerSky]

So with the Moon high in the sky I thought I'd make my first ever attempt at a lunar sketch. I scanned the terminator for a suitable target and my eyes fell on Pythagoras. That double mountain really is something else. I love how the shadow from the mountains goes right across the crater floor and starts climbing the crater wall

Have tried to capture it as best as I can. I will say now though that there was more detail there that I could see than I sketched. I was getting too cold to capture it all

Scope: 8.5" Newtonian Mag x240

Filter: Blue

Seeing: 2-3

Time: 22.50 to 23.35 UT

[Talitha]

Ah Pythagoras, one of my favorites.. well done! I've seen the tiny peakshadow flowing down the crater wall many times.. looks like it's slowly melting, lol. Excellent first lunar sketch.

(Sorry i'm so late.. my connection's been problematic.)

[Sam]

Great sketch! very realistic. I don't know much about sketching but that must have taken quite some time to get looking just right.

Sam

[lunator]

DS

Excellent sketch

Cheers

Ian

[Mr Spock]

Nice detail, you've captured it well.

I've almost given up lunar drawing, I get put off by all the detail and my lousy drawing technique. Maybe I should try again.

[DarkerSky]

Thanks for the comments. When I actually sketched it I wasnt that impressed with what I got down, but coming back to it now and seeing it with a fresh eye it looks better than I remember it !!

I think what got me onto Pythagoras that night was the relative simplicity of the main shadow area inside the crater. I started with that and got the shadow shape down as best I could. I then just grew the sketch from that point across the paper. I left the terminator shading until last.

[johnkirkpatrick]

Great sketch,

[Talitha]

"... it looks better than I remember it "

Happens to me too, i guess we're all our own worst critics.