Archive for September 3, 2023

Visual Observing And “Keeping The Ancient Art Of Pencil Sketching Alive.” The Following Sketches Are A Sampling Of What’s Possible With Nothing More Than A Pencil And Pad

September 3, 2023

Cocoon Nebula in Cygnus: Very faint and difficult, but with patience and a “reasonably” dark-sky it’s possible. Look for the tiny star chain, just to the NE and you know, you’re close to the Cocoon.

Comet Hale-Bopp With All Three Tails Being Sketched: The Gas Tail, The Dust Tail and The Anti-Tail. Chalk sketch on black card stock. (March 1997)

10-inch EQ f/4.5 Newtonian Telescope: Nine Galaxies in a 1/2º Field-of-View, around M84 and M86