Texas Sketch

ALCON EXPO 2006 www.alconexpo.com/
University of Arlington Texas
32.68 N - 97.15 W
August 4th 2006
10:09 Local Time
Seeing 2
Transparancy/not so good
Tempeture : 100 degrees F

Telescope: Meade LX 90
Eyepiece Meade 25mm
Owner Ed Flaspoehler Texas Astronomical Society Dallas. www.texasastro.org/

Sketched on Rite in the Rain all weather sketch pad
Pencils Reeves B, Staedtler Mars Lumograph H
10 Minute Sketch

While in Arlington at a public star party in the University campus how could I resist the opportunity to sketch from the eyepiece.

Earlier that day Larry Smith executive director of the 3 Rivers Foundation

www.3rf.org/ drove me to a shop where I could buy this wonderful sketching paper Rite in the Rain, its resistant to damp and has a lovely surface, takes pencil very well. It was one of the items unobtainable here that I wanted :-)

Anyway it was a public star party and I just gave it 10 minutes as there were people waiting to check out the moon.

I just had to have a sketch to bring back for my collection so I did a fast one under duress of onlookers and 100 degree heat.

I had a superb time in Dallas, wonderful people, wonderful hosts, super experience. I will write an article about it soon.

Deirdre Kelleghan
Irish Astronomical Society
www.irishastrosoc.org

Great to see your back and had a good time.
Fab sketch. Must get myself some of that paper. Will do a google...

www.3rf.org/ drove me to a shop where I could buy this wonderful sketching paper Rite in the Rain, its resistant to damp and has a lovely surface, takes pencil very well. It was one of the items unobtainable here that I wanted :-)

In large sizes its hard to get, but several of the camping shops in Dublin stock notepads of the stuff.

Thanks, I got two A 4 pads, its light paper so I will be ordering some of a better weight from the site soon www.RiteintheRain.com

Deirdre Kelleghan
IAS
www.irishastrosoc.org

Thanks, I got two A 4 pads, its light paper so I will be ordering some of a better weight from the site soon www.RiteintheRain.com

Deirdre Kelleghan
IAS
www.irishastrosoc.org

If there is interest we could look at a bulk order and possibly getting it customised...

Any interest?

If there is interest we could look at a bulk order and possibly getting it customised...

Any interest?

Good idea. Considering Winter skies are the best, there can be a lot of dew. Many a time when I've done astronomical sketching from the eyepiece that paper began to wilt on me... and on one occasion, a pen froze!

But back to the paper - I'd be interested if we get enough numbers to make an order.