I am in the process of gradually re-organizing this page. I hope the updated layout will be easier to scan. Links in the updated sections below will be listed alphabetically by the name of the page.
| Site Name |
Author |
Date Added |
Lang. |
| AstroVisioN - Astro-szkicowanie |
Mariusz Ares Kurianski |
OCT 28, 2008 |
PO |
| Polish astronomical sketching tutorial covering Hardware, Technique, and Digital Methods. Google Language Tools can be used to translate it understandably if you don't speak Polish. |
Cloudy Nights Sketching Forum |
Various |
|
EN |
| Forum devoted to techniques and examples of all forms of astronomical sketching. |
Desenul Astronomic |
Raul Truta & Florin Marc |
JAN 10, 2009 |
RO |
| Four step by step sketching articles describing Planetary, Lunar, and two Deep Sky sketches. |
| RASC Astrosketchers Group |
Various |
OCT 6, 2008 |
EN |
| Extensive list of informative links covering: tools, techniques, galleries, historical guides, historical examples, software and supplies. |
| Deep Sky Objects--Technique |
Toshimi Taki |
|
EN |
| Deep sky sketching techniques. |
| Drawing the Deep Sky |
Fred Hissink |
|
EN |
| Deep Sky sketching techniques. [Site may be down. Will be checking on it to verify.] |
| Jere's Deep Sky Drawing Guide |
Jere Kahanpää |
|
EN |
| Deep sky sketching tutorial discusses "Tools of the Trade" and uses NGC 7013 as an example. |
| Mond - Zeichnen am Teleskop |
Josef Cukas |
JUL 30, 2008 |
DE |
| Illustrated Lunar sketching article written in German. Google Language Tools can be used to translate it understandably if you don't speak German. |
| Observing and Drawing the Deep Sky |
Stewart Moore |
SEP 12, 2007 |
EN |
| Detailed article about practical techniques for sketching a range of astronomical objects and how to overcoming interesting challenges. Article is a 204K PDF document. Highly recommended! |
| Planetary Drawing |
Denis Fell |
FEB 16, 2008 |
EN |
| Mars drawing tutorial. Click the "Home" link to navigate to his list of planetary sketch and observation links. |
| Sketching Method |
Patrick Maloney |
SEP 12, 2007 |
EN |
| Detailed description of his astronomical sketching methods. A short sample of his sketches can be found here. |
| Todd's Amateur Astronomical Observations - Sketching Process |
Todd Vance |
SEP 12, 2007 |
EN |
| Step by step sketching technique discussion. |
| White on Black Paper Lunar Sketching Technique |
Richard Handy |
|
EN |
| Tutorial covering materials and technique for white on black lunar sketching. |
| Lightbox for Deep Sky Sketching |
Carol Botha |
APR 13, 2009 |
EN |
| This page describes the making of a sketching lightbox with a link to step-by-step construction photos. |
| Site Name |
Author |
Date Added |
Lang. |
| Astronomy Sketch of the Day |
Various |
|
EN |
| Daily postings of astronomical sketches by contributing artists in all possible sketch media. Details about the sketching process and the objects featured accompany each sketch. |
| Cosmic Voyage |
Bill Ferris |
|
EN |
| Deep Sky and Planetary Sketches. Contains sketches and detailed observation information for all Messier, all Herschel 400, a variety of NGC/IC objects, comets and planets. |
| Eric Graff Sketch Gallery |
Eric Graff |
|
EN |
| Deep sky, lunar, comet and planetary sketches. |
| Visual Observation of Deep-Sky Objects |
Kiminori Ikebe |
|
EN |
| English version of Japanese site. Contains a comprehensive collection of deep sky and comet sketches. The Japanese portion of his site is regularly updated, and contains a broader range of sketches. |
| Dessins du Ciel Profond Extrême |
Bertrand Laville |
APR 27, 2009 |
FR |
| Beautifully crafted deep sky sketches using large aperture from southern skies. |
| Messier Objects - All Sketches |
Undetermined |
JAN 10, 2009 |
JP |
| Messier object sketch gallery with discussion and series of links. See also the Nebula Page for more excellent sketches. |
| Mariposa Sketch Gallery |
Undetermined |
JAN 10, 2009 |
FR |
| Deep sky sketch gallery. See also Lunar sketch gallery |
| The Way I See It - Sketch Gallery |
Jeff Burton |
JAN 12, 2009 |
EN |
| Jeff Burton's sketch gallery and detailed observing notes are broken down by RA and then by object type. |
| Carol Lakomiak Sketch Gallery |
Carol Lakomiak |
|
EN |
| Lunar and deep sky sketches. |
| Erika Rix Sketch Gallery |
Erika Rix |
|
EN |
| Lunar, solar, planetary, and deep sky sketches by Erika Rix using a variety of media including charcoal, graphite, and hard pastels. |
| Sol Robbins Sketch Gallery |
Sol Robbins |
|
EN |
| Planetary sketches. |
| Rich Handy Lunar Sketch Gallery |
Richard Handy |
|
EN |
| White on black Lunar sketches |
| Visual Deep Sky Observing |
Andreas Domenico |
|
EN |
| Deep sky, comet and planetary sketches. |
| Wes's Online Observing Log |
Wes Stone |
|
EN |
| Deep sky, comet and planetary sketches. |
| WadeVC CN Gallery |
Wade Corbei |
OCT 20, 2008 |
EN |
| Gallery featuring digital sketches. |
| Rony's ETX Site: Pencil and Digital Sketches |
Rony De Laet |
OCT 20, 2008 |
EN |
| Gallery featuring pencil and digital sketches. |
| Janis R's CN Gallery |
Janis Romer |
OCT 20, 2008 |
EN |
| Sketches of various astronomical objects with pencil and other media. |
| Jaakko Saloranta Astronomy Index |
Jaakko Saloranta |
SEP 3, 2008 |
EN |
| Sketch gallery divided topically and by object type. A number of naked eye observations can be found here. |
| Albumes de Leonor Selene |
Leonor Ana Selene |
AUG 20, 2008 |
ES |
| Gallery of sketches of all types of astronomical objects. Her amateur astronomy weblog can be found here: Dibujando El Alma De La Noche (Drawing the Soul of the Night). Site is in Spanish. |
| Arp Galaxies |
Uwe Glahn and Martin Schoenball |
JUL 06, 2008 |
DE |
| Gallery of observations and sketches with comparison photos of galaxies from Arp's Catalogue of Peculiar Galaxies. |
| Astronomical Drawings |
Manuel Pöttschacher |
MAY 17, 2008 |
DE |
| Sketch gallery. |
| Globular Clusters - Astro Sketches and Photos |
Natko Bajic |
JUNE 3, 2008 |
EN |
| Gallery of deep sky sketches broken down by object types. |
| Die Mars-Opposition 2007 |
Robert Korn |
MAY 17, 2008 |
DE |
| Gallery of the Martian Opposition of 2007. |
| Ian's Astro Page |
Ian |
MAY 17, 2008 |
EN |
| Sketch Gallery. |
| Cujoka - Zeichnen am Teleskop |
Cujoka |
MAY 17, 2008 |
DE |
| Sketch Gallery. Site is in German. Click links along left side for different object types. |
| Deep Space Sketches |
Scott D. Davis |
MAY 17, 2008 |
EN |
| Sketch gallery. |
| Astro.Geekjoy Sketch Gallery |
Jeff Barbour |
MAY 17, 2008 |
EN |
| Collection of sketch galleries by Jeff Barbour with Saturn and Jupiter galleries by Sol Robbins. |
| CypASTROuille: Mes observations |
Cyprien Pouzenc |
MAR 25, 2008 |
FR |
| Sketch gallery. |
| Juha's Deepsky Pages |
Juha Ojanperä |
FEB 19, 2008 |
EN |
| Deep sky sketches. |
| Twinstar Guesthouse Observatory Astronomical Sketches |
Eiji Kato |
NOV 8, 2007 |
EN |
| Deep sky and comet sketches by Japanese observer Eiji Kato as seen from Queensland Australia. Sketches on this English page are organized by constellation. The sketches in each gallery can be opened in a new window (use right click) and will display at a larger size. |
| Shigeki Murakami's Sketches |
Shigeki Murakami's |
NOV 8, 2007 |
EN |
| A small, but very well crafted set of comet and select deep sky sketches by Japanese Observer Shigeki Murakami. Sketch gallery and information in this section of the site is written in English. |
| Kenzi Nakai Comet Hale-Bopp Sketches |
Kenzi Nakai |
NOV 8, 2007 |
JP |
| Click calendar date links to see sketches of Hale-Bopp. Also note Mr. Nakai's Double Star Sketches (Scroll to bottom of page and see Japanese links with English constellation abbreviations next to them). |
| Nebula and Star Cluster Sketches by Constellation |
Jyo Bako(?) |
NOV 8, 2007 |
JP |
| Site is in Japanese. To navigate: Partway down page, a table lists different object types that take you to lists of those objects. NGC designations are clearly listed.
This link takes you to sketches listed by RA. I am not 100% sure that "Jyo Bako" is the correct name of the site author--if anyone knows for sure one way or the other, please let me know. |
| Prohlidka Mesice |
Various |
SEP 30, 2007 |
CZ |
| Beautifully illustrated, carefully crafted Lunar sketches. Two galleries can be found in Archive 1 and Archive 2. A short gallery with scans of full observation records and sketches can be found here. |
| Night Sky Hunter Comet Sketches |
Martin McKenna |
SEP 12, 2007 |
EN |
| Comet Sketches by Martin McKenna. While you are there, have a look at Martin's Astronomical Log Book for a great example of record-keeping and sketching blended together. |
| AstroSketches |
Todd Vance |
SEP 12, 2007 |
EN |
| Astronomical sketches consisting of mainly deep sky, with some solar system sketches. |
| The Sketch Book |
Tammy Plotner |
SEP 12, 2007 |
EN |
| Lunar, Solar and deep sky sketches. |
| Larry's Deep Sky Sketches |
Larry |
SEP 12, 2007 |
EN |
| Deep sky and comet sketches. A concise tutorial by Larry can be found here." |
| Blick Ins Universum |
Markus Dähne |
|
DE |
| Deep sky, solar, lunar, comet and planetary sketches. Site is in German. |
| Impressions of the Deep Sky |
Jere Kahanpää |
|
EN |
| Deep sky sketches. |
| Hompage der Sternenfreunde Eichsfeld |
|
|
DE |
| Deep sky sketches. Site is in German--select the "Astrozeichnungen" link in the left frame. |
| Asnronomie Amateur Observation Zisuelle Croquis Astro |
Serge Vieillard |
|
FR |
| Absolutely stunning deep sky, lunar, solar, comet and planetary sketches by Serge Vieillard. Site is in French. |
| Astronotas |
Luis MartÃnez Guzmán |
|
ES |
| Deep sky observations with accompanying sketches by Luis MartÃnez Guzmán. Site is in Spanish. The following links will take you to the object directories. (Each object is accompanied by a sketch.) Messier Objects/NGC Objects |
| The Deep Sky Archive |
Various |
|
EN |
| Archive of deep sky observations and sketches by numerous observers. Use the search feature to list objects. (e.g. Type "Messier" to list all Messier Objects.) |
| Dark Sky Journal |
Kenneth |
|
EN |
| Astronomical sketches and observations. |
| Corner of the Galaxy |
Taras Shevchenko |
|
EN |
| After entering the site, links in the left side frame will take you to all categories of astronomical objects with sketches. |
| Deep Sky Objects |
Jon Webdale |
|
EN |
| Deep sky sketch gallery by Jon Webdale of Colchester England. |
| Deep-Sky-Sketching |
Matthias Juchert |
|
DE |
| Mars and deep sky sketch gallery. Mars section is extensive. |
| Iiro's Deep Sky Sketches |
Iiro Sairanen |
|
EN |
| Deep sky sketches by Finnish observer Iiro Sairanen. |
| Astrozeichnungen |
Manfred Kleisa and Peter Brosowski. |
|
DE |
| Deep sky sketches by Manfred Kleisa and Peter Brosowski. Site is in German. Click the "Objekt Index" link to proceed to the index of sketched objects. |
| Astro-visuell.de |
Daniel Restemeier |
|
DE |
| Digital Deep sky, Solar, planetary and comet sketches by Daniel Restemeier. Site is in German. Click the links beneath the "Zeichnungen" heading for sketch galleries. The Zeichentechnik link will take you to a tutorial covering Daniel's digital sketching technique. |
| Himmel-und-Er.de |
Christian |
|
DE |
| Deep sky and planet sketches. Site is in German. Click the "Zeichnungen" link and then click either the "Deep-Sky" or "Planeten" links for sketch galleries. |
| Astronomie - Homepage von Stefan Schönig |
Stefan Schönig |
|
DE |
| Deep sky and planet sketches by Stefan Schönig. Site is in German. Click the "Astrozeichnungen" link for sketch galleries. Click the Zeichnen-Technik link for a sketching tutorial. |
| AstroPage Cai - Uso Wohler |
Cai-Uso |
|
DE |
| Deep sky and planet sketches. Site is in German. Click the "JupiDraw" and "AstroDraw" links for sketch galleries. |
| Astrosketch - Learning to Draw Astronomical Objects |
Fujtor The Atrodwarf |
|
EN |
| Observation reports with accompanying sketches. |
| Two Weeks On Mars - Drawings |
Laurie Hatch, Tony Misch, William Sheehan, E. E. Barnard. |
|
EN |
| Comparative Mars drawings. |
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