Moon sketch: Sinus Iridium

[Roel]

Yesterday I made a pastel sketch of one of the nicest features on the Moon: Sinus Iridium. The Sun's angle was just right to give the surface that gradient view: dark near Montes Jura with a gradual brightening towards the west. A few rilles were also visible. It was a very pretty site through my 300mm f/4 truss Dob using a 5mm HR Planetary eyepiece (240x). Sketch made with white pastel on black paper.

Larger version: Maanschets: Sinus Iridium Roelblog (click on image in link)

[Bizibilder]

That is a remarkably good sketch Roel - well done indeed!

[Crunchard]

Wow ... that is some sketch! Very nice indeed!

[Tantalus]

That's a beautiful sketch Roel. I love the subtle shading, and the textures in the crater walls... Well Done!

[DarkerSky]

That's stunning Roel. You're very talented.

[philj]

A fascinating area really well represented there Roel. Thats more a work of art than a sketch IMO.

Philj

[Porl]

holy smokes thats a good drawing!! for a moment i thought it was a photo! great work dude

Paul''

[JAO]

Roel

That is quite magnificent. Thanks for sharing.

Adrian

[runoffshed]

Breathtaking!

If I could do that I wouldn't be faffing about taking poor quality lunar photos!

[johnh]

Caught the wrinkle ridges just perfectly.

John.

[Tim]

Excellent! Love it.

[Beyond_Vision]

An amazing sketch Roel you have a real talent

Regards

Kevin