The winter Milky Way is moving into view. Although it’s not as bold as its summer counterpart, it still has much to offer the naked eye from a dark site. In the January issue of Astronomy Now, we’ll look at some methods you can use to capture the Milky Way on paper.
| Subject: | Winter Milky Way |
| Issue: | January 2010 Astronomy Now |
| Basic Media: | Graphite on artist grade paper. |
| Featured Technique: | Naked eye sketching beginning with plotting the stars across a broad stretch of sky, then observing and shading structure in the Milky Way. |
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Inverted, Positive Sketch of the Winter Milky Way
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Original, Negative Sketch of the Winter Milky Way
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