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- Condition: VG6
- Location: Home, Spearfish: 44.49, -103.87
I think I may have found a way to keep my white charcoal pencils sharp to help me produce nicer stars. Today, I used a knife to shave the wood from the tip of the charcoal core about 1/2 to 3/4ths of an inch from the tip. Then, I used sandpaper to gradually grind the exposed charcoal core into a very sharp tip.
I was doubtful if this was a good idea. It seemed at first like the tip was going to break more easily; but, it might actually be more durable. I wonder if the "twisting" action required by conventional pencil sharpeners actually makes the core more brittle.
I'm much more pleased with the outcome of the stars in tonight's sketches.
- Target: Dolidze 27
- Const: Ophiuchus
- RaDec: 16h36m -08.56
- Type: Open Cluster
- Scope: AT102ED
- Setting: 55x
- Class: III 2 p
../images/2024-08-24_Dolidze27.jpg
Very sparse cluster. I had to pan around it a bit to confirm that I was actually looking at a cluster.
- Target: M 31, Andromeda Galaxy
- Const: Andromeda
- RaDec: 00h42m +41.16
- Type: Spiral Galaxy
- Scope: AT102ED
- Setting: 55x
I wanted an excuse to stay out longer and decided to attempt a nicer sketch of M 31. M 32 is just visible on the left edge of the sketch. M 110 eluded me.
- Target: T Coronae Borealis
- Const: Corona Borealis
- RaDec: 16h00m +25.55
- Type: Star (Variable)
- Scope: AT102ED
- Setting: 55x
Still seems close to magnitude 10.1
