PCW Memorial Observatory – Erika Rix

The Moon was sinking toward the horizon with cirrus clouds obscuring the view. Thankfully I had the opportunity to grab a quick binocular sketch in the front field regardless of the soft views through Earth’s atmosphere.

2014 02 01, 0030-0100 UT (-6) 1.12-day-old Moon
Erika Rix, Texas, http://www.pcwobservatory.com
15x70mm binoculars, no filter
Thin cirrus
Colongitude: 282.6°
Phase: 164.1°
Lunation: 1.12 days
Illumination: 1.9%

Eyepiece sketch on black Strathmore Artagain paper, white Conte crayon, white charcoal pencil, black Derwent charcoal pencil, black woodless oil pencil, blending stump.

~ by Erika Rix on February 10, 2014.

Posted in Lunar Observations, Lunar Observations 2014, Moon Phase Drawings
Tags: 1.12 day Moon, lunar phase