Jay, love the sketches! Drawing is done at such a different pace than photography that most people don't understand. Drawing requires more detailed study of the object, whether doing astro sketches, landscapes, portraits, architecture or any other subject. The person drawing becomes much more intimately familiar with the subject. I found that large-format photography is done at a similar pace and requirs a similar level of intimacy with the subjcet, but drawing is still more fun. I would like to try Mellish's technique, but maybe in warmer weather. ;-) Kim -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Jay Eads Sent: Monday, December 26, 2011 12:56 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Observing Session Lakeside 12/23/2011 Report Posted on the forum so I'll share here also. Here is my blog entry for my observing session for last Friday, the 23rd including the 5 sketches I got done. Wonderful night but no heater because the propane tank's value on/off knob is frozen! Frost became a major issue after 9:30p.m. My friend Shahid was there with his Z12 and Daniel showed up with his binoculars. It was a fun night. I left early but my Harbor Freight defroster/heater/fan worked like a charm in clearing the frost off the Telrad and the finder scope. Take a look if you want or this can be enough. Not looking too good for tonight though with lots of high cirrus clouds coming through. http://jaysastronomyobservingblog.blogspot.com/ -- Jay Eads