PCW Memorial Observatory – Erika Rix

2015 Dec 7 – ingress

2015 dec 7 – egress

Despite the daytime observing session, Venus and the Moon were in full view with the unaided eye. The animation below was created using a sequence of sketches drawn at the eyepiece on black Strathmore Artagain paper and a combination of white watercolor pencil and Conte’ crayon and a black oil pencil. Rough blending was achieved with my fingertips and fine blending with a paper towel.

I photographed the sketches and then used Adobe Photoshop CC 2015 to swap out the black color of the paper for a bluish background to better represent the eyepiece view. Blue paper would have been the better option but I had none none on hand.

The orientation is as seen through my refractor.

~ by Erika Rix on December 7, 2015.

Posted in Lunar Observations, Lunar Observations 2015, Occultation, Occultations, Sketch Animations, Venus
Tags: Moon, Occultation, sketch, Venus