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Hi all,
been a while between sketches, I thought I'd revisit one of my favorite parts of the night sky.
NGC 2808 is one of many bright globs / open clusters located in Carina.
Sketched from the backyard using pencils and pastels.


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Really beautiful sketch. Very lifelike. Impressive!
Thanks for sharing it with us!
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Re: NGC 2808

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It's a wonderful sketch!
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Great sketch!!! No chance I could ever make one half as good.
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Very nice sketch 👍
Thanks for posting :)
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A great sketch Wayne, glad you could get out to do it. :)
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helicon wrote: ↑Wed May 13, 2020 5:20 pm Great sketch!!! No chance I could ever make one half as good.
Thanks Michael, give it a crack...even Bryan's good for a bit of chicken scratch.
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Looks like an image! Nice work!
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Really nice sketching, Wayne!
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Excellent work Wayne! Love it
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[mention]Falcon 63[/mention] Congratulations Wayne on having your image selected as todays TSS APOD!

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Hello Wayne. You did a beautiful job with your sketch of NGC 2808. Thanks for sharing your excellent work with us Wayne, and congratulations on winning the TSS APOD Award today.
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Congratulations on the TSS APOD !
As I already stated impressive and lifelike!
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Excellent work...great integration of color!! Congrats on the APOD award!!

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Congratulations Wayne !
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Very nice Sketch Wayne and Congrats on the APOD!
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