Sketch of M104: Demezla Ramakers --- Photo Image of Sombrero: APOD
Location: Valkenburg, The Netherlands Date: May 7, 2008 Time: 0:00 hour Telescope: 8" Dobson
Magnification: 40x Conditions: "The seeing and transparancy where both very good that night."
Above is Demezla's sketch of M104 (the Sombrero galaxy or NGC 4594), NGC 4700 and Iris as seen through her Sky-Watcher 8" Dobson. Sketching is not only fun, easy but a great benefit says Demezla,
Photo Image of M3: APOD --- Sketch of M3: Demezla Ramakers
Having interfaced the computer with the hobby, I've nearly forgotten what it's like to just have some simple fun so I decided to follow Demezla's guidelines and see for myself. I've always leaned towards the artistic side of astro imagery, which never required drawing outside in the dark, so I was a little surprised to find Demezla's information, seemingly obvious at first, hitting home. In particular:
My second sketch
Well Demezla, my second attempt was a much cleaner (and readable) image than the first!
For a complete overview and some real great tips for sketching your astronomical observations visit Demezla's web site and read this page - Sketching the DeepSky and to see more of Demezla's sketches drop by Over Here