Lunar Crater Posidonius
Sketch and Details by Dale Holt
Lifted straight from my observing notes of 19th Oct 2008
Tonight my eye was caught by Posidonius, it looked absolutely incredible with its walls illuminated magnificently. It is a walled plain located between Mare Serenitatis and Lacus Somnorium 95 Km in diameter. This is a very interesting and busy feature its floor covered in craterlets, rilles and peaks. To the west there is a double wall which is highly illuminated in the sketch. There is a central crater A, with another tiny crater P just below. The large crater to the upper left is Pos J, to the upper right on the edge of the sketch is Pos P. Of all my lunar sketches to date I think I have enjoyed making this one the most, I’m also pleased with the result I feel it has slight ‘H Percy Wilkins’ look about it.
6″ f9 triplet refractor @ 300x
Sketch made with Conte pastels & Derwent pencil pastels worked with blending stumps & erasers on Black Daler Rowney paper
Dale Holt
Chippingdale observatory
NE Hertfordshire
England
Dale,
It looks more like expression picture then sketch, but I like it. 😀
Maybe You are right, the Lunar Craters are so strange and amazing in big power … 😮
Marek
Dale,
I agree with you, this indeed is one of your best crater sketches. The lighting and shadows make it jump up in fine relief. Centering in on just one crater makes your eye study all the great detail you have included.
Frank 🙂
Thank you both for your kind comments :O)
Happy New Year to all visitors of this super site. Clear skies to us all for 2009.
Dale