"unorthodox" indeed. I liked the one doing the 180 degree turn and the other about 100 degrees. Nice picture. patrick On 14 Dec 2012, at 10:39, Kelly Ricks wrote:
While we're on the subject, here's a meteor drawing done by an astronomical artist whom I've recently become interested in.
It's a relatively well known image...maybe most of you are familiar with it. Reading accounts from those of you who've seen meteors "skipping" across the sky brought it to mind, as a few of the meteors he depicts are following some...unorthodox paths.
Etienne Leopold Trouvelot is best known as the man who mistakenly introduced the gypsy moth to North America, but on a more positive note, his artistic abilities led to commissions by top institutions where he was given the opportunity to sit at their telescopes night after night and sketch. It's interesting and beautiful work: detailed and expressive...if occasionally a little inaccurate.
Trouvelot: more drawings<http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchresult.cfm?keyword=trouvelot&submit.x=0&submit.y=0>
Enjoy the eye candy!
~Kelly