Sketching the Moon An Astronomical Artist's Guide
Soon after you begin studying the sky through your small telescope or binoculars, you will probably be encouraged by others to make sketches of what you see. Sketching is a time-honored tradition in amateur astronomy and dates back to the earliest times,
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Sketching the Moon
An Astronomical Artist’s Guide Richard Handy Deirdre Kelleghan Thomas McCague Erika Rix Sally Russell
Richard Handy Poway, CA, USA [email protected]
Erika Rix Zanesville, OH, USA [email protected]
Deirdre Kelleghan Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland [email protected]
Sally Russell Berkshire, UK [email protected]
Thomas McCague Oak Forests, IL, USA [email protected]
ISSN 1431-9756 ISBN 978-1-4614-0940-3 e-ISBN 978-1-4614-0941-0 DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-0941-0 Springer New York Dordrecht Heidelberg London Library of Congress Control Number: 2011937227 © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2012 All rights reserved. This work may not be translated or copied in whole or in part without the written permission of the publisher (Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 233 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013, USA), except for brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis. Use in connection with any form of information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed is forbidden. The use in this publication of trade names, trademarks, service marks, and similar terms, even if they are not identified as such, is not to be taken as an expression of opinion as to whether or not they are subject to proprietary rights. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
This book is dedicated to lunar sketchers from all over the globe, for whom it was written. To Cloudy Nights Telescope Reviews for the encouragement and friendships that helped make this book possible. To all who want to pick up the pencil or brush and try their hand at representing the Moon. − Richard Handy To Bernard for his love, wonderful support, and expert advice. To my children, Olwen, Owen, and Oona, who listened to Moon talk beyond the call of duty. To my mam, Eileen, and in memory of my dad, Michael, who gave me my first telescope. To my dear friend, Jane, who opened my eyes to astronomical sketching. − Deirdre Kelleghan To my wife, Pattie, children Michelle and Thomas, my mother and in memory of my late father, all of whom have always been supportive, loving and make my life the joy that it is. − Thomas McCague In loving memory of my grandparents, Pauline and Charles Withers and Elizabeth and Raymond Mayer, who enriched my life in so many ways and taught me to always believe in myself. − Erika Rix To my father, Len, and the memory of my mother, Eileen, for their enduring love and encouragement in all my endeavours, and for their foresight in rousing a sleepy child to watch the first man step onto the Moon. − Sally E. Russell
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Foreword
Sketching celestial objects is a habit that goes back to my previous astronomical incarnation as a teenager living under dark rural skies. The books I read on amateur astronomy back then instructed the amateur to sketch objects viewed, an
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