Handy / Moody / Perez Astronomical Sketching: A Step-by-Step Introduction

1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-0-387-68696-7
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 195 Seiten

Reihe: The Patrick Moore Practical Astronomy Series

This book presents the amateur with fine examples of astronomical sketches and step-by-step tutorials in each medium, including pencil, pen and ink, chalks and pastels, painting and computer graphics programs. This unique book can teach almost anyone to create beautiful sketches of celestial objects by following simple, illustrated, step-by-step instructions. Readers can select a chapter related to their preferred class of object, and rapidly learn techniques in several media. Each chapter contains useful information regarding equipment, techniques for preserving and archiving sketches, and suggestions for accurate record keeping.

Richard Handy, principally noted for his lunar sketchwork, studied Art and Astrophysics at the University of California Santa Cruz. He currently runs a small Internet based astronomy company and spends his cloudless evenings sketching the Moon and other celestial objects from his home in San Diego, California. Rich very actively supports observational sketching and is a
regular, enthusiastic contributor and supporter of a number of online astronomy forums. David Moody has been observing the skies since age 11. During that time, he also somehow managed to become a CPA, teach at a university for a few years, and work as a magazine editor for several years. He has given several lectures and talks on subjects ranging from emerging stars to emerging business technologies. He is s past member of the Pontchartrain Astronomical Society and a current member of the Texas Astronomical Society and can be found every year at the Texas Star Party trying to observe galaxies with averted imagination. Jeremy Perez has worked as a graphic artist since 1990. He maintains a web site that focuses on astronomical sketching as a means of recording visual observations and has had some of his sketches published in Sky and Telescope Magazine. He is a member of the Astronomical League, and currently serves as vice president of the Coconino Astronomical Society. Erika Rix resides in Zanesville, Ohio where she owns a small business. She is a member of the Columbus Astronomical Society and volunteers her time as a moderator for the Cloudy Nights Telescope Reviews forum. Despite having only been active as an amateur astronomer for a little over a couple of years, her lunar and solar studies progressed quickly through observational sketching and her work has been published on various Internet sites. Sol Robbins has been a professional gallery artist and magazine illustrator since the late 1970's. He has been an avid observer for over 40 years. His sketches of the planets have appeared in magazines, books and used in scientific research publications.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Handy, Richard

Moody, David B.

Perez, Jeremy

Rix, Erika

Robbins, Sol

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Preface;7
2;Acknowledgments;8
3;Contents;10
4;Introduction;12
5;Sketching the Moon;17
5.1;1.1 Graphite Pencil Sketching;18
5.2;1.2 Charcoal Sketching (by E. Rix);22
5.3;1.3 Pen Sketching;26
5.4;1.4 White Chalk on Black Paper Sketching;32
6;Sketching Comets;38
6.1;2.1 Sketching a Comet and Its Motion;39
6.2;2.2 Creating a Wide Field Comet Sketch;47
6.3;2.3 Assessing Cardinal Directions;54
6.4;2.4 Sketch and Observation Log Sheets;55
6.5;2.5 Sketching Faint Objects in Low Light;57
7;Sketching the Sun;61
7.1;Warning!;63
7.2;3.1 Basic White Light Sketching;64
7.3;3.2 Projection Sketching;66
7.4;3.3 Ha Filter Sketching: Prominences;72
7.5;Prominences: Colored Chalk on Black Paper;75
7.6;Prominences: Black Charcoal on White Paper;76
7.7;3.4 Ha Full Disk Sketching;77
8;Sketching the Planets;83
9;Sketching Star Clusters;110
9.1;5.1 Sketching a Simple Open Cluster;112
9.2;5.2 Sketching a Complex Open Cluster with Unresolved Stars;118
9.3;5.3 Sketching a Simple Unresolved Globular Cluster;126
9.4;5.4 Sketching a Complex Globular Cluster;131
9.5;5.5 Marking Stars;139
9.6;5.6 Correcting Misplotted Stars;141
9.7;5.7 Stippling Technique;142
10;Sketching Nebulae;145
10.1;Sketching a Diffuse Nebula;147
10.2;Sketching a Planetary Nebula;153
10.3;6.3 Producing a Contour Sketch of a Dark Nebula;157
10.4;6.4 Producing a Shaded Sketch of a Dark Nebula;161
10.5;6.5 Using a Blending Stump;165
10.6;6.6 Using a Kneaded Eraser;169
10.7;6.7 Sketching Negative Versus Positive;171
11;Sketching Galaxies;174
11.1;7.1 Your First Galaxy;177
11.2;7.2 The Next Step: An Irregular Galaxy and Dark Lanes;181
11.3;7.3 Tips and tricks;183
11.4;7.4 Some Great Starter Galaxies to Sketch;186
12;Observing Forms and Sketch Templates;187
13;Glossary;192
13.1;Astronomical Sketching Communities;198
13.2;Lunar;198
14;Online Resources;198
14.1;Comets;199
14.2;Solar;199
14.3;Planets;199
14.4;Deep Sky Objects;200
14.5;General Astronomical Interest;200
15;Index;201