Solar sketch from October 30, using the StellarVue 80/9D with Baader filter, #56 green filter and 8mm TeleVue Plössl at 94x:
Mars, October 29, 150-360x, 23A and 25A red and 56 light green filters, StellarVue 80/9D and Vixen VC200L, ~7:00UT from memory as pencil ran out of lead, -4C with mittens, seeing 7/10. Note bright area on limb east of Sinus Sabaeus, suspected dust cloud, bright in yellow and red:
Mars, October 28, 150-300x, 21 orange and 56 light green filters, StellarVue 80/9D, 3:04-3:26UT, seeing 3/10. Note green cloud in north area (top) and bright area to the left of Syrtis Major:
Mars, October 21, 187x, 8 yellow and 23A light red filter, StellarVue 80/9D, 3:33-3:47 and 5:51-5:58 UT, seeing 3-4/10. Note persistent limb cloud:
Mars, October 20, 187-300x, 23A light red filter, StellarVue 80/9D, 4:51-4:58 UT, seeing 7/10. Note very bright area in NPH and bright area near middle and edge of the disc:
Mars, October 15, 150x, 80A blue filter, StellarVue 80/9D, 11:26-11:32 UT, seeing 3/10. Note blue clouds at NPH and limbs:
Solar sketch from October 14, using the StellarVue 80/9D with Baader filter, #56 green filter and 10mm TV Radian for 75x plus inset to right at 94x:
Mars, October 9, 180x, using 21 orange, 15 yellow, 80A blue, 56 green, 82A blue filters, StellarVue 80/9D, 11:12-11:55 UT, seeing 7/10. Note clouds at NPH, and limb arc:
Solar sketch from October 8, using the StellarVue 80/9D with Baader filter, #56 green filter and 10mm TV Radian for 72x and #56 green filter:
Solar sketch from October 6, using the StellarVue 80/9D with Baader filter, #56 green filter and 10mm TV Radian for 72x with detail inset at the right done at 90x with 8mm TV Plössl and #56 green filter:
Mars, October 6, 180-480x, using 23A light red and 15 yellow filters, Vixen 200mm f/9, 9:45-9:55 UT, seeing 5/10. Note yellow clouds at NPH, and in the north:
Mars, October 5, 180-200x, using 23A light red, 15 yellow, 80A blue filters, StellarVue 80/9D, 4:45-5:16 UT, seeing 8/10. Note yellow clouds at NPH, and both limbs:
Solar sketch from October 2, using the StellarVue 80/9D with Baader filter, #56 green filter and 10mm TV Radian for 72x with detail inset at the left done at 90x with 8mm TV Plössl and #56 green filter:
Mars, October 2, 180-200x, using 23A light red, 12 yellow, 11 yellow-green, 80A blue filters, StellarVue 80/9D, 4:07-4:24 UT, seeing 7/10:
Solar sketch from September 30, using the StellarVue 80/9D with Baader filter, #56 green filter and 10mm TV Radian for 72x with detail inset at the right done at 90x with 8mm TV Plössl and #56 green filter:
Mars, September 30, 180x, using 80A blue. Vixen VC200L 8:14-8:23 UT, seeing 7/10. Red filter observation interrupted by clouds and a skunk!:
Mars, September 28, 144-180x, using 21 orange, 82A light blue filters, StellarVue 80/9D, 11:04-11:18 UT, seeing 8/10:
Mars, September 28, 180-240x, using 23A light red filter, 80A blue, etc. Vixen VC200L 4:20-5:00 UT, seeing 5-6/10:
Solar sketch from September 27, using the StellarVue 80/9D with Baader filter, #56 green filter and 10mm TV Radian for 72x:
Mars, September 27, 180-300x, using 23A light red filter, 80A blue, Vixen VC200L and StellarVue 80/9D, 10:18-10:55 UT, seeing 4/10. Blue image looked pretty much the same as red:
Solar sketch from September 24, using the StellarVue 80/9D with Baader filter, #56 green filter and 10mm TV Radian for 72x:
Solar sketch from September 23, using the Omcon 308 with Baader filter, #56 green filter and 8mm TV Plössl for 70x:
Solar sketch from September 21, using the Omcon 308 with Baader filter, #56 green filter and 8mm TV Plössl for 70x:
Mars, September 21, 144-180x, using 21 orange filter, 8 yellow, also 80A blue, StellarVue 80/9D:
Sketch of Mars, September 20, 180x, using 21 orange filter with 8 yellow, also 80A blue and 56 green, StellarVue 80/9D:
Solar sketch from September 19, using the Omcon 308 with Baader filter, #56 green filter and 8mm TV Plössl for 70x:
Another solar sketch from September 18, using the Omcon 308 with Baader filter, #56 green filter and 8mm TV Plössl for 70x:
Another sketch of Mars, September 18, 144-~200x, mostly using 21 orange filter, also 80A blue, StellarVue 80/9D:
Yet another solar sketch from September 17, using the Omcon 308 with Baader filter, #56 green filter and 8mm TV Plössl for 70x:
Solar sketch from September 13, using the Omcon 308 with Baader filter, #56 green filter and 8mm TV Plössl for 70x:
Sketch of Mars, September 13, ~150x, mostly using 21 orange filter, Omcon 308:
Solar sketch from September 11, using the Vixen 200mm f/9 with Baader filter, #56 green filter and 17mm Vixen LSW for 105x. Top image is close-up of the big spot group, bottom is full-disc:
Solar sketch recorded on September 10, using the Omcon 80mm f/7 with Baader filter, #56 green filter and 8mm TeleVue Plössl for 80x:
Sketch of Mars, September 5, 225x, 80A blue filter, Vixen VC200L:
Sketch of Mars, September 5, 225x, 21 orange filter, Vixen VC200L:
Yet another sketch of Mars, drawn from a 200-300x eyepiece view in my Vixen 200mm f/9 using 21 orange, 23A light red, 80A light blue, 56 green filters:
Here is a sketch of Mars, drawn from a 225x/8mm eyepiece view in my Vixen 200mm f/9 using 21 orange filter:
Here is a recent sketch of Mars, drawn from a 200x/9mm eyepiece view in my Vixen 200mm f/9 using 23A red filter:
And hereis a Mars image, done at 140x (8mm TeleVue Plössl and 2x Antares barlow) using a few filters in the 80mm f/7 Omcon:
Recent solar sketches recorded on September 4-5 using the Omcon 80mm f/7 with Baader filter, #56 green filter and 8mm TeleVue Plössl for 80x:
I don't often get the 200mm Vixen out for solar work but I did on Sept. 1st at 105x with Baader filter:
These recent solar sketches were recorded on August 21, 23-31, using the Omcon 80mm f/7 with Baader filter, #56 green filter and 8mm TeleVue Plössl for 80x:
These solar sketches were made on May 21st and 22nd, 2000, using my Omcon 80mm f/7 refractor, 56 green filter, Baader full aperture solar filter and 10mm Radian eyepiece. Be sure to compare them to the solar CCD images
This solar sketch was made on April 23, 2000, at 15:29UT, using VX102 102mm f/9.8 refractor, Baader full aperture filter, and 17mm Vixen Lanthanum Super Wide eyepiece, plus Wratten #56 light green Meade colour filter.
The following 3 Jupiter sketches were made at 186-225x with various listed filters in a Vixen 200mm f/9 catadioptric.
Jupiter with veiled SEB, projection and festoon, plus temperate belts and polar zones, 29Oct98, 23A and 8 filters, 0:40UT:
Jupiter with GRS, multiple projections and festoons and belt details, 5Sep98, 12, 82A, 56 and 8 filters, 3:43UT:
Jupiter with tapered SEB, multiple projections, festoons, barge and interesting north polar details, 31Aug98, 3:27UT, 82A and 12 filters:
The following Jupiter sketches made at 199-242x with 8 or 82A filter in 6" f/6.3 dobsonian.
Jupiter with EB, STB, DS#1, bars, projections and festoon, August 2nd, 1999 at 9:50UT:
Jupiter with RSH, bar, projection, condensations, made July 3, 1999 at 8:55UT:
