{"id":576,"date":"2011-07-28T23:44:00","date_gmt":"2011-07-28T23:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/2011\/07\/28\/drawn_to_the_un_25\/"},"modified":"2011-07-28T23:44:00","modified_gmt":"2011-07-28T23:44:00","slug":"drawn_to_the_un_25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/2011\/07\/28\/drawn_to_the_un_25\/","title":{"rendered":"Drawn to the Universe<br \/>AUGUST 2011 &#8211; NGC 6888"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"imageblock\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/archives\/images\/2011\/img201108AN_NGC6888lg.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/archives\/images\/2011\/img201108AN_NGC6888.jpg\" alt=\"Sketch of the NGC 6888\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\">Sketch of NGC 6888<\/p>\n<p><i>Click image to view larger version.<br \/><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"imageblock\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/archives\/images\/2011\/img201108AN_NGC6888Mag.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/archives\/images\/2011\/img201108AN_NGC6888Mag.jpg\" alt=\"August 2011 Astronomy Now thumbnail\" width=\"500px\"><\/a><\/div>\n<table class=\"objectdata\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\">\n<tr>\n<td><b>Subject:<\/b><\/td>\n<td class=\"subject\">NGC 6888<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Issue:<\/b><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.astronomynowstore.com\/ww\/catalog\/product_info.php?products_id=345\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 2011<\/a> <i>Astronomy Now<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Basic Media:<\/b><\/td>\n<td>White charcoal on black stock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Featured Technique:<\/b><\/td>\n<td>Following Scott Mellish&#8217;s technique to apply white charcoal powder using paint brushes to create subtle nebulosity.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Suggested Sketching Materials:<\/b><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Smooth, black cardstock such as Daler-Rowney Canford<\/li>\n<li>White charcoal or pastel pencil<\/li>\n<li>Fine point paint brush<\/li>\n<li>Chamois cloth<\/li>\n<li>Putty rubber<\/li>\n<li>Sanding block<\/li>\n<li>Clipboard and adjustable red observing light\n<p>Optional Items:<\/li>\n<li>Small sealable container<\/li>\n<li>Spray fixative such as Winsor and Newton&#8217;s Artist Fixative<\/li>\n<li>Stick of white, hard pastel<\/li>\n<li>Blending stump<\/li>\n<li>Colored pastel pencils (for star or nebula colours)<\/li>\n<li>Fine point white paint marker<\/li>\n<li>Graphite pencil and white paper<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"imageblock\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/archives\/images\/2011\/img201108AN_Masseylg.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/archives\/images\/2011\/img201108AN_Massey.jpg\" alt=\"Sketch of the Eta Carina Nebula Complex by Alexander Massey\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption\">Sketch of the Eta Carina Nebula Complex by Alexander Massey<\/p>\n<p><i>Click image to view larger version.<br \/><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The excellent sketch of the Eta Carina Nebula Complex above was created by Alexander Massey, of Sydney, Australia, using Scott Mellish&#8217;s technique. The stunning host of nebulae were observed with a 17.5-inch f\/4.5 Dobsonian, 35 mm Masuyama eyepiece at 57X, and OIII filter. Alexander met with Scott in late 2010, where they discussed the techniques that allowed Alexander to prepare the detailed tutorial found at <a href=\"www.iceinspace.com.au\/63-614-0-0-1-0.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.iceinspace.com.au\/63-614-0-0-1-0.html<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>A gallery of Scott&#8217;s incredible sketches can be found at <a href=\"www.asod.info\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Astronomy Sketch of the Day<\/a> (search for Scott Mellish).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sketch of NGC 6888 Click image to view larger version. Subject: NGC 6888 Issue: August 2011 Astronomy Now Basic Media: White charcoal on black stock Featured Technique: Following Scott Mellish&#8217;s technique to apply white charcoal powder using paint brushes to create subtle&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[64],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-576","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-article"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":551,"url":"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/2010\/10\/07\/ngc_6888_-_the\/","url_meta":{"origin":576,"position":0},"title":"NGC 6888 &#8211; The Crescent Nebula","author":"jperez1690","date":"October 7, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"NGC 6888","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Deep Sky&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Deep Sky","link":"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/category\/deep-sky\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":553,"url":"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/2010\/11\/03\/drawn_to_the_un_16\/","url_meta":{"origin":576,"position":1},"title":"Drawn to the UniverseNOVEMBER 2010 &#8211; NGC 663","author":"jperez1690","date":"November 3, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Positive Sketch of NGC 663Click image to view larger version. Original Negative Sketch of NGC 663Click image to view larger version. Subject:NGC 663 Issue:November 2010 Astronomy Now Basic Media:Graphite on White Paper Featured Technique:Sketching comfortably in cold weather and keeping your sketching materials at hand and organized. 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While Alnitak can be a bit of a nuisance when observing the Flame Nebula, it also provides an opportunity to sketch a striking example of deep sky contrasts. 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