r/AstronomySketching

I've never done sketches of objects before, so don't judge me too harshly.

Equipment:- Explore Scientific 8 inch Dob, Orion 20mm plossl eyepiece.

Happy eclipse day everyone! As it was also the day of the perseid meteor showers and a new moon, I set out for about 3 hours. (Heritage 150p,

After my last post here, it was recommended to me to use a pencil instead of a pen for my sketches. Great idea, thank you<3

Also! This time, I was able to confidently say I found the ring nebula! Last time I was really unsure because i had been looking for it for like an hour and was half convinced I just hallucinated it, but it was definitely a smoky circular smudge this time.

I was also able to get a replacement 25mm which made star hopping much more bearable.

All in all, I found that the 10mm didn't really give me much more than the 25mm other than restrict my field of view. I felt like the increased magnification didn't do much for me with these objects. All in all, I was incredibly happy to actually be able to say i was able to find M57. No moon really makes a big difference.

I also tried to find the dumbell nebula but had no luck there. I left my binocs at home and thus struggled to find the Vulpeculae stars. Thats ok though, im not too bothered. I would appreciate any tips and advice for my next night out, be it from sketches to targets to finding dumbell. Thank you all!