August ’24 Monthly Meeting – Observing by Camera and Pencil
Earlsdon Methodist Church Hall, Earlsdon Avenue South, CV5 6DN
August 9th 2024, 7pm – 9pm
Credit: Mark Tweedie
This months presentation is from Mark Tweedie – a keen astro-photographer and sketcher.
While advances in camera technology and image processing techniques have been game changers for many amateurs, Mark reminds us that we can still create fantastic representations with just the most simple of recording tools.
Mark provided the following links
Video
Howard Banich – BAA talk on sketching https://youtu.be/6zBqSrHwdxk
Howard Banich – talk to Eugene AS https://youtu.be/3Jzn19dbcfI
Cindy Krach – Sketching Astronomical Objects https://youtu.be/-v_ExTM-BNg
Three Minute Astronomy No. 29 Astronomical Sketching Through the Eyepiece of a Telescope https://youtu.be/f5gQckzgQbg
Astro League Sketching Resources https://www.astroleague.org/sketching-resources/
Mary McIntyre Sketching Playlist (YouTube) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE_LPip90NvZJmQ_DDV77gE5Po-QPYkJz
Books
Picturing The Cosmos: Hubble Space telescope Images and the Astronomical Sublime – Elizabeth A. Kessler (University of Minnesota Press)
Sky and Telescope Magazine https://skyandtelescope.org/
