{"id":599,"date":"2012-10-08T00:45:31","date_gmt":"2012-10-08T00:45:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/2012\/10\/08\/drawn_to_the_un_36\/"},"modified":"2023-12-25T03:49:07","modified_gmt":"2023-12-25T03:49:07","slug":"drawn_to_the_un_36","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/2012\/10\/08\/drawn_to_the_un_36\/","title":{"rendered":"Drawn to the Universe &#8211; JUNE 2012 &#8211; Transit of Venus &#8211; Peter Grego"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"imageblock\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/archives\/images\/2012\/img201206AN_VenusTransitMag.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.perezmedia.net\/beltofvenus\/archives\/images\/2012\/img201206AN_VenusTransitMag.jpg\" alt=\"June 2012 Astronomy Now thumbnail\" width=\"500px\" \/><\/a>Article by Peter Grego<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<table class=\"objectdata\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Subject:<\/b><\/td>\n<td class=\"subject\">The Transit of Venus<\/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=358\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 2012<\/a> <i>Astronomy Now<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Basic Media:<\/b><\/td>\n<td>Graphite on white stock<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Featured Technique:<\/b><\/td>\n<td>Sketching the transit of Venus, including aureole and black drop effect.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Suggested Sketching Materials:<\/b><\/td>\n<td>\n<ul>\n<li>Smooth, white cartridge paper with 150 mm circle template<\/li>\n<li>3B graphite pencil and black graphics pen<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Article by Peter Grego Subject: The Transit of Venus Issue: June 2012 Astronomy Now Basic Media: Graphite on white stock Featured Technique: Sketching the transit of Venus, including aureole and black drop effect. 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