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... and another one

Last post by Ylem « Wed Jan 25, 2023 12:55 am
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by Baurice » Sat Jan 21, 2023 2:35 am

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It was a very similar session to that of the 15th. The Sun was low, even in the ,middle of the day and covered by thin, hazy cloud. Despite this, I...

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Very nice Philip!

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Last post by Ylem
Wed Jan 25, 2023 12:55 am
The Evil Sun Sketcher Strikes Again!

Last post by Makuser « Thu Jan 19, 2023 2:43 pm
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by Baurice » Mon Jan 16, 2023 9:44 pm

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Ok, let's be honest I really wanted to do a Mak/DSLR shoot but the conditions weren't up to it. I got my bins out and did a drawing instead:

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Hi Philip. Another great solar active region sketch from you again and using binoculars. You drew lots of nice active regions in your sketch. Thanks...

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Last post by Makuser
Thu Jan 19, 2023 2:43 pm
Mars sketch, several days after opposition.

Last post by Baurice « Mon Jan 16, 2023 9:48 pm
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by John Baars » Thu Dec 15, 2022 1:53 pm

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Another sketch of Mars. Quite a cold evening, seeing was better than average, high magnifications were possible without shaking. Transparency was...

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I've only just seen this. I'm VERY impressed. Due to weather and back trouble I missed Mars. Better detail than I can capture on camera. Is it a...

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Last post by Baurice
Mon Jan 16, 2023 9:48 pm
Sunspots Boxing Day

Last post by Ylem « Wed Dec 28, 2022 1:12 am
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by Baurice » Mon Dec 26, 2022 6:57 pm

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Boxing Day yielded a great opportunity to photograph the Sun. Unfortunately, my back was bad, so I could not use my Maksutov. Instead, I scanned the...

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Nice sketch Philip, keep 'em coming, I want to give solar sketching a whirl in the new year :)

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Last post by Ylem
Wed Dec 28, 2022 1:12 am
Sunspots Dec 15th

Last post by Ylem « Mon Dec 19, 2022 12:26 am
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by Baurice » Sat Dec 17, 2022 11:56 am

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Now this sounds like a record that has been scratched and keeps repeating and repeating and repeated. How many of us in the corporate world get these...

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Nice Philip!

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Last post by Ylem
Mon Dec 19, 2022 12:26 am
Sunspots on 18/12/22 wl

Last post by Ylem « Sun Dec 18, 2022 11:36 pm
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by mariosi » Sun Dec 18, 2022 12:05 pm

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Good morning,
Sunspots today at 10:00 l.t. through 18mm eyepiece on f4.7 Dobsonian. Here is the result and thanks for looking

Best Regards...

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Very nice work Mariosi!

I may give sketching a try when the warmer weather returns, looks fun.

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Last post by Ylem
Sun Dec 18, 2022 11:36 pm
Mars at opposition.

Last post by Unitron48 « Tue Dec 13, 2022 12:53 am
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by John Baars » Sat Dec 10, 2022 2:35 pm

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I thought that it was the right moment to sketch Mars while in opposition.
The sketch was made from the backyard while looking through a 140mm OMC140...

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Congrats on your VROD recognition, John! Great color sketch!!

Dave

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Last post by Unitron48
Tue Dec 13, 2022 12:53 am
Sunspots December 10th

Last post by Makuser « Mon Dec 12, 2022 1:28 pm
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by Baurice » Sun Dec 11, 2022 12:25 pm

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#astronomy A binocular scan revealed just two sunspots, close to rotating off the solar disc. Some fainter sunspots were visible in the Learmonth...

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Hi Philip. A nice solar sketch from you again. And it appears that you caught active regions AR3156 and AR3158 in your binoculars. Thanks for another...

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Last post by Makuser
Mon Dec 12, 2022 1:28 pm
Sunspots Dec 6th

Last post by Makuser « Tue Dec 06, 2022 7:03 pm
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by Baurice » Tue Dec 06, 2022 5:45 pm

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A problem I had with focussing my binoculars seemed to have disappeared, conveniently! This meant that I could get better resolution of sunspots and...

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Hi Philip. A very nice sketch of the solar sunspots using just your binoculars. It looks like you caught active regions 3153, 3154, 3155, 3156, and...

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Last post by Makuser
Tue Dec 06, 2022 7:03 pm
Jupiter sketch versus photo.

Last post by John Baars « Tue Nov 15, 2022 8:45 pm
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by John Baars » Mon Nov 14, 2022 10:52 am

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On 12 november 2022 I sketched Jupiter. As a sketcher it is always interesting to know what one has missed. Luckily one of the members of the Dutch...

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To follow up on the Atmospheric Dispersion Corrector. Do you always use it, or only when the dispersion is easily detectable by eye?

Hi, I only use...

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Last post by John Baars
Tue Nov 15, 2022 8:45 pm
Sun on 12/11/22 Ha-Wl

Last post by Unitron48 « Mon Nov 14, 2022 10:53 am
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by mariosi » Sun Nov 13, 2022 9:25 am

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Good morning,
Sunspots on 12/11/22 and 13/11/22.AR 13140 - 13141 - 13145
H-a FD on 12/11/22

Last attac. click on it 🙂

Thanks for looking

Sun on...

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Great sketches!

Dave

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Last post by Unitron48
Mon Nov 14, 2022 10:53 am
Sunspots group 13089 on 2/9/22 - 3/9/22

Last post by John Baars « Mon Nov 14, 2022 8:56 am
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by mariosi » Sat Sep 03, 2022 8:43 am

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Sunspots group 13089 on 2/9/22 and 3/9/22

Thanks for looking

Sunspots 2 9 22 AR 13089.jpg

Sunspots group on 3-9-22 AR 13089.jpg

Last six...

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Very fine work indeed! Thanks for you craftsmanship!

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Last post by John Baars
Mon Nov 14, 2022 8:56 am
Sunspots 6/11/22

Last post by John Baars « Thu Nov 10, 2022 9:35 am
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by mariosi » Sun Nov 06, 2022 2:00 pm

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Good morning to everyone,
to spend my day happily observing the photosphere in the sun.
the bird of course is not real in the eyepiece.The spots are...

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This is a piece of modern art!
Congratulations on the VROD!

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Last post by John Baars
Thu Nov 10, 2022 9:35 am
Sun on 25/10/22 wl

Last post by Lady Fraktor « Mon Nov 07, 2022 6:04 am
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by mariosi » Tue Oct 25, 2022 3:39 pm

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Hello all,
Different sun today at 13:33 local time.

Best Regards and thanks for looking

Partial Solar Eclipse 25 10 22 13;33.jpg

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A unique view :)

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Last post by Lady Fraktor
Mon Nov 07, 2022 6:04 am
What do you sketch on?

Last post by John Baars « Mon Oct 24, 2022 5:08 pm
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by pakarinen » Tue Sep 20, 2022 5:28 pm

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Hold your pad in one hand, kneeboard, folding table, music stand, clipboard, or ?

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I usually make three sketches.
1. At the telescope on a A5 note-bloc. Handheld.
HB pencil.
2. Once inside, same evening / night on a A5 notebloc.
HB,...

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Last post by John Baars
Mon Oct 24, 2022 5:08 pm
Jupiter and IO October 18th 2022

Last post by John Baars « Fri Oct 21, 2022 8:32 pm
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by John Baars » Fri Oct 21, 2022 10:46 am

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Attached is another sketch of Jupiter. On the 18th the seeing was not really good, but that funny chain and two festoons were , together with the...

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Great sketch John! I have not seen details like these in years due to bad seeing.

Thank you.
In that case, I think your SV102 with BBHS...

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Last post by John Baars
Fri Oct 21, 2022 8:32 pm
Sunspots on 1/9/22

Last post by Ylem « Thu Sep 01, 2022 11:20 pm
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by mariosi » Thu Sep 01, 2022 2:38 pm

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Good afternoon,
Sunspots at 15:45l.t.

Thanks for looking

Sunspots 1 9 22.jpg

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Very nice sketch, lots of details.

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Last post by Ylem
Thu Sep 01, 2022 11:20 pm
Sunspots group 13089 on 31/8/22

Last post by mariosi « Wed Aug 31, 2022 2:41 pm

by mariosi » Wed Aug 31, 2022 2:41 pm

Sunspots group 13089 on 31/8/22

Thanks for looking

Sun on 31 8 22 AR 13089.jpg

Gif 31 8 22 AR 13089.gif

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Wed Aug 31, 2022 2:41 pm
Sunspots group 13089 on 30/8/22

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by mariosi » Wed Aug 31, 2022 2:40 pm

Sunspots group on 30/8/22 .

Thanks for looking

Sun on 30 8 22 AR 13089.jpg

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Last post by mariosi
Wed Aug 31, 2022 2:40 pm
Sun on 29/8/22 Sunspots group 13089

Last post by John Baars « Tue Aug 30, 2022 10:30 am
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by mariosi » Mon Aug 29, 2022 4:26 pm

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Hello,
Sunspots group 13089.

Thanks for looking

Sun on 29 8 22 AR 13089.jpg

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Very very detailed sketches of this sunspot group!
Thanks!

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Last post by John Baars
Tue Aug 30, 2022 10:30 am
Good old M 10

Last post by mariosi « Mon Aug 29, 2022 4:22 pm
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by Falcon 63 » Tue Jul 19, 2022 2:35 pm
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G'day everyone,

I was shuffling through my sketches I've done over the years.
sketched this impressive glob a while back at a favorite getaway...

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Wonderful work Wayne! Thanks for sharing it with us all

Regards
Marios
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Last post by mariosi
Mon Aug 29, 2022 4:22 pm
Sun on 24/8/22 Sunspots and proms

Last post by Makuser « Thu Aug 25, 2022 11:38 pm
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by mariosi » Wed Aug 24, 2022 12:30 pm

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Good morning,
Sunspots and proms this morning and I hope you like it!

DAY: Wednesday DATE: 24/8/22 TIME: 07:50 W/L 08:50 H-alpha
WEATHER: Clear...

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Hi Marios. A nice pair of solar sketches from you. Both the prominences in Ha and the active regions in white light look fantastic. Thanks for...

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Last post by Makuser
Thu Aug 25, 2022 11:38 pm
Sun on 23/8/22 Sunspots group 13085

Last post by John Baars « Wed Aug 24, 2022 6:46 am
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by mariosi » Tue Aug 23, 2022 1:58 pm

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Good morning,
Sunspots group 13085 this morning at X120.

DAY: Tuesday DATE: 23/8/22 TIME: 08:20l.t. MAG: X120
WEATHER: Clear, Cloudless Sky SEEING:...

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Nicely detailed sketch!
Thanks!

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Last post by John Baars
Wed Aug 24, 2022 6:46 am
Sun on 22/8/22 FD H-alpha

Last post by messier 111 « Mon Aug 22, 2022 1:06 pm
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by mariosi » Mon Aug 22, 2022 11:43 am

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The Sun on 22/8/22 in H- alpha line.

DAY: Monday DATE: 22/8/22 TIME: 08:40 SEEING: 4/5
WEATHER: Clear, Cloudless sky T/H: 31°C -50%
INSTRUMENTS:...

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fine art , thx .

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Last post by messier 111
Mon Aug 22, 2022 1:06 pm
Sketch of Waxing Gibbous Moon at the eyepiece

Last post by Makuser « Sat Aug 20, 2022 10:43 pm
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by Big_Eight » Thu Aug 11, 2022 5:57 am

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Hello all this is my first ever sketch. I have a great book that goes through all the techniques but I figured since it's my first one I would just...

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Hi Big_Eight. This is a superb lunar waxing gibbous moon sketch using your Starblast 6i telescope. An advantage that you have when sketching an...

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Last post by Makuser
Sat Aug 20, 2022 10:43 pm

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