Longomontanus and Environs
Sketch and Details by Richard Handy
Sketch of Longomontanus and environs on November 25, 2005 4:42 am PST to 6:10 am PST.
Telescope: Meade 12″ SCT
234X (2X barlow with 26mm Plossl)
Seeing: Antoniadi III-IV and occasionally II.
Colongitude: 199.9 deg
Lunation: 23.48 days
Medium: White Conte’ on black Strathmore textured paper.
Sketch size: 17.5″ x 23.5″
Rich,
Wow! This is a most impressive sketch. It was on the terminator just a couple of days ago. Your lunar sketches are jaw-dropping.
Frank 🙂
Rich,
I knew it as soon as I saw it. This is one of yours.
It’s a magnificent work of art, my friend.
We see too few of those sketches of yours.
Rony