| Uranus Sketch |
amateur
astronomy |
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Drawing of Uranus from observation
dated 6/11/03 - between 8:30 and 9:00 UT - 4:30 to 5:00am local time. The image
was recorded with pencil on paper and then transferred to digital media using
Corel Photo Paint. Click here
to see original pencil sketch. Observing notes are below.
Observed the planet for the first time at 280x using a Tele Vue 10mm Radian on a Nexstar 11 GPS. The seeing was below average - 4 out of 10 - with very high frequency undulations. Transparency was below average - 3 out of 6. It was very hot, humid and buggy. The detail was observed over a period of 40 minutes. I was surprised by the size of the planet - I was expecting it to be smaller and more star like |
