On August 10th Ken Spencer did a program on "Sketching the Messier Objects" at the Vanderbilt Planetarium in Centerport, NY. Ken says, "For years I had thought of doing some astronomical sketching and made a couple of fits and starts. But it was Tom Pennino's pursuit of the Messier Challenge from the Astronomical League that got me going. I decided that I wanted to do more than observe and describe the objects - I am determined to sketch them all, which will take a fair amount of time. Notice I say "sketching" and not "drawing." There is a difference, and I will talk about that, and the tools needed and the techniques, and show some of my finished scribblings".
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| Ken Spencer's image of a sketch of what was seen through the telescope. |
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| Another artists rendering of a sun spot through a Solar Scope. |
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