Observing Session Lakeside 12/23/2011 Report
Posted on the forum so I'll share here also. Here is my blog entry for my observing session for last Friday, the 23rd including the 5 sketches I got done. Wonderful night but no heater because the propane tank's value on/off knob is frozen! Frost became a major issue after 9:30p.m. My friend Shahid was there with his Z12 and Daniel showed up with his binoculars. It was a fun night. I left early but my Harbor Freight defroster/heater/fan worked like a charm in clearing the frost off the Telrad and the finder scope. Take a look if you want or this can be enough. Not looking too good for tonight though with lots of high cirrus clouds coming through. http://jaysastronomyobservingblog.blogspot.com/ -- Jay Eads
I was very impressed with your sketches. They very accurately show what one sees looking through a telescope. I was wondering about your technique and medium. You may have posed this before, but if you did, I never caught the posts. Did you use some sort of light colored pastel on a dark paper? Did you do the white on black at the telescope or did you do pencil on white paper at the telescope, then copy it in white on black later? What did you use at the telescope to illuminate the drawing surface? Was the telescope computer guided or did you have to keep moving it by hand to keep the image in view? On 12/26/2011 12:56 PM, Jay Eads wrote:
Posted on the forum so I'll share here also. Here is my blog entry for my observing session for last Friday, the 23rd including the 5 sketches I got done. Wonderful night but no heater because the propane tank's value on/off knob is frozen! Frost became a major issue after 9:30p.m. My friend Shahid was there with his Z12 and Daniel showed up with his binoculars. It was a fun night. I left early but my Harbor Freight defroster/heater/fan worked like a charm in clearing the frost off the Telrad and the finder scope. Take a look if you want or this can be enough. Not looking too good for tonight though with lots of high cirrus clouds coming through.
Jay, love the sketches! Drawing is done at such a different pace than photography that most people don't understand. Drawing requires more detailed study of the object, whether doing astro sketches, landscapes, portraits, architecture or any other subject. The person drawing becomes much more intimately familiar with the subject. I found that large-format photography is done at a similar pace and requirs a similar level of intimacy with the subjcet, but drawing is still more fun. I would like to try Mellish's technique, but maybe in warmer weather. ;-) Kim -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Jay Eads Sent: Monday, December 26, 2011 12:56 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Observing Session Lakeside 12/23/2011 Report Posted on the forum so I'll share here also. Here is my blog entry for my observing session for last Friday, the 23rd including the 5 sketches I got done. Wonderful night but no heater because the propane tank's value on/off knob is frozen! Frost became a major issue after 9:30p.m. My friend Shahid was there with his Z12 and Daniel showed up with his binoculars. It was a fun night. I left early but my Harbor Freight defroster/heater/fan worked like a charm in clearing the frost off the Telrad and the finder scope. Take a look if you want or this can be enough. Not looking too good for tonight though with lots of high cirrus clouds coming through. http://jaysastronomyobservingblog.blogspot.com/ -- Jay Eads
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