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Sunspot Drawing

Last post by Baurice « Mon Jan 20, 2025 6:53 pm

by Baurice » Mon Jan 20, 2025 6:53 pm

I saw sunlight but when I checked, the sun was behind cloud. However, enough sunlight got through, at times, and I was able to see three fairly large...

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Last post by Baurice
Mon Jan 20, 2025 6:53 pm
Jupiter at 48x

Last post by messier 111 « Fri Jan 17, 2025 12:47 pm
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by Cyclops » Thu Jan 16, 2025 10:02 pm

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Kinda sort of what Jupiter looked like through the new scope. I used an app called Sketch Book which is horrible to use. Oh for a simple drawing app...

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wow, I will check out this application.

Don't bother, it's dreadful. Ridiculously hard to use
(I didn't draw this in situ. I did it later relying...

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Last post by messier 111
Fri Jan 17, 2025 12:47 pm
Jupiter and Mars on Januari 13 2025

Last post by John Baars « Thu Jan 16, 2025 10:58 pm
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by John Baars » Tue Jan 14, 2025 12:08 pm

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Last night was observation time anyway. Cold and foggy, but good for planets.
Despite an emphatic advice not to “sit outside for a while”, as I have...

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Thanks John!!
Your post should be a sticky :)

Thanks for the compliment. I'll think about a how to sketch Mars. Quite some work though!

Your...

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Last post by John Baars
Thu Jan 16, 2025 10:58 pm
Sun Jan 6th

Last post by Baurice « Tue Jan 07, 2025 8:58 pm

by Baurice » Tue Jan 07, 2025 8:58 pm

I bin scanned the Sun through moving cloud and saw two sunspots.

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Last post by Baurice
Tue Jan 07, 2025 8:58 pm
Two sunspot drawings from 2012

Last post by Ylem « Mon Dec 30, 2024 2:12 am
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by Baurice » Sun Dec 29, 2024 11:51 am

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These are sunspot drawings from 2012. I use this method of recording sunspots when I do not have much time or the sky is too cloudy to take...

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Very nice also!
Try to learn myself.

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Last post by Ylem
Mon Dec 30, 2024 2:12 am
Sun Dec 29th

Last post by Thefatkitty « Mon Dec 30, 2024 12:32 am
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by Baurice » Sun Dec 29, 2024 4:25 pm

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This is a sunspot drawing from December 29th 2024. I use this method of recording sunspots when I do not have much time or the sky is too cloudy to...

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Good for you on getting that! Endless clouds/rain here...

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Last post by Thefatkitty
Mon Dec 30, 2024 12:32 am
Jupiter on Nov. 02, 2024, “bycatch.”

Last post by Unitron48 « Mon Nov 25, 2024 3:24 am
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by John Baars » Sun Nov 03, 2024 10:00 pm

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During my busy search for NGC 7814 ( object of the month on the Dutch forum ), Saturn and Jupiter were patiently waiting. When that proved...

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Well done, John! Congrats on your VROD.

Dave

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Last post by Unitron48
Mon Nov 25, 2024 3:24 am
Sunspots Nov 17th

Last post by Baurice « Sat Nov 23, 2024 9:14 am

by Baurice » Sat Nov 23, 2024 9:14 am

I bin scanned the Sun through moving cloud and saw the same two sunspots I had seen two days before. They had rotated but were still clearly visible.

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Last post by Baurice
Sat Nov 23, 2024 9:14 am
Sunspots Nov 15th

Last post by Baurice « Wed Nov 20, 2024 9:25 pm

by Baurice » Wed Nov 20, 2024 9:25 pm

I bin scanned the Sun through moving cloud and saw two sunspots.

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Wed Nov 20, 2024 9:25 pm
Blast from the Past

Last post by Baurice « Thu Nov 14, 2024 10:31 am
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by Baurice » Mon Nov 11, 2024 7:14 pm

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Sunspot drawing from April 3rd 2017.

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Nice observations!
I note that your style of sketching has not changed since then. Have you ever considered trying to sketch more realistically? A...

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Last post by Baurice
Thu Nov 14, 2024 10:31 am
First sunspot sketch of November

Last post by Baurice « Tue Nov 12, 2024 11:19 am

by Baurice » Tue Nov 12, 2024 11:19 am

The predicted clear sky did not materialise. There was lot of cloud, with varying degrees but I managed to see two sunspots through my binoculars and...

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Last post by Baurice
Tue Nov 12, 2024 11:19 am
Little sketch of C/ 2023 A3

Last post by John Baars « Wed Oct 23, 2024 7:45 pm
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by John Baars » Thu Oct 17, 2024 6:42 pm

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Amidst the photographic supremacy, here's another sketch of the comet.
Last night around 8 p.m., some holes fell in the clouds in the West. In my...

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And another sketch.
But this time with a 102 mm F5 Startravel refractor.
Magnifications of 20X and 36X didn't put much more weight on it compared to...

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Last post by John Baars
Wed Oct 23, 2024 7:45 pm
Sunspots Oct 10th

Last post by Baurice « Mon Oct 21, 2024 5:35 pm
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by Baurice » Mon Oct 21, 2024 5:00 am

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There was a lot of moving cloud around and my back was playing up again. I had to be content to record sunspots using my binoculars and filters.

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Your back yard was playing up? That conjures up interesting images!

Unfortunately it was my bodily back that was playing up, so I could not use my...

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Last post by Baurice
Mon Oct 21, 2024 5:35 pm
Sunspots October 3rd

Last post by John Baars « Wed Oct 16, 2024 8:30 pm
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by Baurice » Tue Oct 15, 2024 3:04 pm

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Following a failed solar shoot, I bin scanned the Sun and saw some of the sunspots that I had seen through my camera viewfinder.

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Here, the link doesn't work, sorry.

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Last post by John Baars
Wed Oct 16, 2024 8:30 pm
Sketches of NGC404 and Saturn.

Last post by John Baars « Fri Oct 11, 2024 8:03 am
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by John Baars » Tue Oct 08, 2024 6:36 pm

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For a full report see:

NGC 404 Mirach s Ghost.jpg

IMG_3213 4 - kopie klein Final.jpg

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Great sketches John! I need to revisit Saturn, thanks for the reminder.

Thank you. Saturn is beautiful as ever!

Very Very nice John!

Thanks!...

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Last post by John Baars
Fri Oct 11, 2024 8:03 am
Sunspots September 20th

Last post by mariosi « Fri Oct 11, 2024 6:59 am
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by Baurice » Tue Oct 01, 2024 8:02 pm

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The Sun was low and in thin cloud. I checked it with my binoculars and saw that the sunspots I had seen two days before had rotated.

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Very nice! The beautiful SG13828.

Marios

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Last post by mariosi
Fri Oct 11, 2024 6:59 am
Sunspots wl September 2024

Last post by John Baars « Tue Oct 01, 2024 8:02 pm
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by mariosi » Sat Sep 07, 2024 6:21 pm
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Sunspots on 1/9/2024 Sunday

Thanks for looking

Sunspots on 1 9 24 text .jpg

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A great project!
Thanks for sharing it with us.
I'd say a VROD recommendation for the entire project!
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Last post by John Baars
Tue Oct 01, 2024 8:02 pm
Sunspots September 19th

Last post by Baurice « Tue Oct 01, 2024 9:30 am

by Baurice » Tue Oct 01, 2024 9:30 am

It was too hazy for photography, so I saw the Sun through my binoculars and filters and saw two sunspots.

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Last post by Baurice
Tue Oct 01, 2024 9:30 am
NGC6940

Last post by Falcon 63 « Mon Sep 16, 2024 1:35 pm
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by John Baars » Mon Aug 12, 2024 11:06 am

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Hereby a sketch of NGC 6940
For a full report see

NGC6940 Mothra cluster final.jpg

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Excellent sketch John.

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Last post by Falcon 63
Mon Sep 16, 2024 1:35 pm
Sunspots 4/8/24

Last post by Ylem « Thu Aug 08, 2024 8:36 pm
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by mariosi » Sun Aug 04, 2024 12:02 pm

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Good morning all,
Sunspots this morning at 07:35 l.t. The weather is clear and sunny!

Thanks for looking
Marios

Sunspots 4 8 24 text .jpg...

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Congratulations on the well deserved APOD 👏 👍

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Last post by Ylem
Thu Aug 08, 2024 8:36 pm
M27

Last post by Lady Fraktor « Tue Aug 06, 2024 8:56 am
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by John Baars » Mon Jul 29, 2024 3:26 pm

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A sketch of M27 made on the night of july 28 to july 29.

Location Den Osse in Zeeland, Netherlands. Bortle 4-5. Sketching at the telescope took me...

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Excellent sketch as always John :)

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Last post by Lady Fraktor
Tue Aug 06, 2024 8:56 am
Jupiter and friends 7.30.2024 Naked Eye

Last post by mariosi « Mon Aug 05, 2024 3:59 pm
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by pakarinen » Tue Jul 30, 2024 1:01 pm

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Stepped out to clear skies and this nice grouping this morning. I'm clearly no artist and I couldn't find my sketch book, but clockwise from moon:...

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Very nice! Keep looking up!!

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Last post by mariosi
Mon Aug 05, 2024 3:59 pm
Tweedledee and Tweedledum

Last post by pakarinen « Wed Jul 24, 2024 4:29 pm
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by John Baars » Mon Jul 15, 2024 1:03 pm

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The twin-brothers from Alice in Wonderland,drawn from behind the telesope and later sketched on real drawing paper. Sketches were photographed and...

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Very nice sketches!

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Last post by pakarinen
Wed Jul 24, 2024 4:29 pm
How to make a realistic sketch of a Globular in Paint? Or a similar program?

Last post by mariosi « Mon Jul 01, 2024 9:25 am
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by John Baars » Sun Jun 16, 2024 5:57 pm

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Accurately reframing a globular cluster is monk's work. It takes not only hours at the telescope, but also hours of post-processing. After all,...

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Excellent tutorial John! Thank you for sharing it with us all.

Greetings from Nicosia
Marios

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Last post by mariosi
Mon Jul 01, 2024 9:25 am
M102, NGC6210 and M5

Last post by Ylem « Tue Jun 25, 2024 3:20 pm
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by John Baars » Fri Jun 07, 2024 12:04 pm

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I sketched M102, NGC6210 an M5 lately.
For a view see my report:

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Beautiful sketches John!

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Last post by Ylem
Tue Jun 25, 2024 3:20 pm

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