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16 years 4 months ago #71097 by Ben
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Going to ask da do i have a scanner......Awaiting good weather for my first sketch

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16 years 4 months ago #71102 by lunartic_old
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Took your tip Deirdre and inverted the sketch and it looks a whole lot better, I'll present future sketches in such a manner, thanks for the advice.

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16 years 4 months ago #71104 by jeyjey
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Paul --

Nice sketch!

It can be helpful to others if you mark two directions on your sketch (you need two to tell if the image is inverted or not due to diagonal, etc.). I simply place a N and E letter just outside the field, but there are many ways to accomplish it.

Here's an example:



Cheers,
-- Jeff.

Nikon 18x70s / UA Millennium                              Colorado:
Solarscope SF70 / TV Pronto / AP400QMD             Coronado SolarMax40 DS / Bogen 055+3130
APM MC1610 / Tak FC-125 / AP1200GTO               Tak Mewlon 250 / AP600EGTO

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16 years 4 months ago #71105 by jeyjey
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Paul --

Forgot to mention -- I don't mark the N and E out at the telescope.

I do the sketch at the telescope, bring it inside and then either that night or more often the next day, compare it to a planetarium program (I use AstroPlanner), mark N and E, and then scan it and invert it.

Cheers,
-- Jeff.

Nikon 18x70s / UA Millennium                              Colorado:
Solarscope SF70 / TV Pronto / AP400QMD             Coronado SolarMax40 DS / Bogen 055+3130
APM MC1610 / Tak FC-125 / AP1200GTO               Tak Mewlon 250 / AP600EGTO

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