Proclus Rays

Proclus Radiations
North West edge Mare Crisium
© Deirdre Kelleghan Dec 2006

3/12/2002
20:00 UT - 20:55 UT
Conte Crayon White
Daler Rowney Soft Pastels
104 TINT 1
104 TINT 3
104 TINT 4
300gm Daler Rowney Black Paper

Sky Watcher 200mm
Focal Length 1200 mm
Eyepiece 8mm TVP
Bray,Co Wicklow Ireland
Humidity 81%Temp 8C
Lat: 53:11:44N (53.1955) Lon: 6:06:31W (-6.1086)
Seeing 3
Wind 45Km/hr
Transparency Average

Wow !!! what a lashing of wind and rain we have had the last few days.
The sky looked so clean when the rain stopped last night, so many bright features on the lunar surface to choose.

I took a look at Tycho hmmm …. several hours of work in that fantastic challenge………..another evening for that adventure.

I settled on Proclus, it stood out so white and proud with some lovely rays emanating from its rim in all directions. Macrobius below it just a faint circular line edged and sun kissed. My first try with soft pastels, it won't be my last, they are gorgeous to work with.

Deirdre Kelleghan
Irish Astronomical Society
www.irishastrosoc.org

Another one for my wall Deirdre. "Athenian Philosopher". We should declare the moon to be a colony of Greece !

Another great work of art Dee!

Bart.