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Mary McIntyre Astronomy · @MaryMcIntyreAstro
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Here are some I created of the during of the 21st August 2017. I sketched these from my photos taken from

#pastelsketches #corona #totality #solareclipse #glendostatepark #eclipse2017 #astronomysketching #pastelart #eclipseart #totalsolareclipse

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Mary McIntyre Astronomy · @MaryMcIntyreAstro
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While people were eating dinner & I was waiting for clouds to clear at the camp yesterday, I created a quick sketch of as the Sun began to rise over it. I used chalk + pastel pencils on black paper

#craterarchimedes #astronomysketching #lunarsketching #pastelart #spaceart

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Mary McIntyre Astronomy · @MaryMcIntyreAstro
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Yesterday I had an amazing day at the Oxfordshire Home Ed Summer Camp. We did of the (+ one child drew an astronaut on the Moon!). When the clouds cleared loads of children & adults got to see the Moon through my telescope. Here's a collage of their awesome drawings

#lunarsketching #ptolemaeustrio #astronomysketching #astronomyoutreach #moonsketching #pastelart #spaceart #pasteldrawing #moon

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Mary McIntyre Astronomy · @MaryMcIntyreAstro
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On sharpening duty as I'm doing another workshop at a home education camp tomorrow. Hoping for some clear patches so we can look at the live view through the , because the 's phase tomorrow is absolutely perfect for crater & mountain sketching 🥰

#pastelpencil #astronomysketching #telescope #moon #astronomydrawing #astronomyoutreach

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Mary McIntyre Astronomy · @MaryMcIntyreAstro
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of an 86% I created this for a good friend; this is what the Moon looked like on the day she was born. Drawn on black paper with Creation video here: youtu.be/PEBFFvC-xxM

#pasteldrawing #WaningGibbous #moon #stabilocarbothello #pastelpencils #spaceart #moonart #astronomyart #lunardrawing #astronomysketching #lunarsketching #lunarfeatures

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Mary McIntyre Astronomy · @MaryMcIntyreAstro
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2 years ago I created this of . I love this area of the , so this is one of my favourite sketches I've created to date. It was sketched from one of my own photos using pastel pencils on black paper

#pastelsketch #sinusiridum #moon #stabilocarbothello #astronomysketching #moonart #lunarsketching #spaceart #pastelart #astronomydrawing

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Mary McIntyre Astronomy · @MaryMcIntyreAstro
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I created a for my best friend for her 50th Birthday, showing the as it looked the day she was born - 98% . on black paper Watch the creation video here: youtu.be/5wNgRW_kUwE

#pasteldrawing #moon #WaningGibbous #stabilo #carbothello #pastelpencils #astronomyart #moonart #astronomysketching

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Mary McIntyre Astronomy · @MaryMcIntyreAstro
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The guys from Luton AS produced amazing work in the last night. Here are the collages; I love that it's clear they're sketches of , + , yet they're all beautifully unique - that's exactly as it should be🥰

#astronomysketching #workshop #m42 #archimedes #sunspots

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Mary McIntyre Astronomy · @MaryMcIntyreAstro
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I am really looking forward to doing an workshop tonight on Zoom for Luton Astronomical Society. It's always amazing fun :-)

#astronomysketching #lunarsketching #deepskysketching #sunspotsketching #astronomydrawing

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Mary McIntyre Astronomy · @MaryMcIntyreAstro
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Last night I spent a wonderful couple hours with my trusty Helios 102mm refractor + . Here are sketches of , & sketched between 22:00-22:30 BST 07/04/23. Pastel + paint pen on black paper

#skywatcherazgti #openclusters #m36 #m37 #m38 #astronomysketching #deepskysketch

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Mary McIntyre Astronomy · @MaryMcIntyreAstro
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Amazing results from the participants of my Zoom sketching workshop for Space Oddities last Monday! If you missed it but want to learn how to do , the full recording is now on their YouTube channel so you can take part at home :-) Here's the link: youtu.be/VIfHkSgyKOI

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Mary McIntyre Astronomy · @MaryMcIntyreAstro
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Just sharpened about 40 pastel pencils ready for my at on Saturday. I am doing 2 workshops at Coombe Bisset village hall. They're free! You can book here:
cranbornechase.org.uk/events/

#astronomysketching #Workshops #starfest #astronomicalsketching #pastelsketching #spaceart

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Mary McIntyre Astronomy · @MaryMcIntyreAstro
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Do you live near Coombe Bisset, Wiltshire? If so, check out the events at Cranbourne Chase AONB this weekend. I'm doing 2 in-person workshops on Sat 11th Feb. They're free but booking is essential! More info here: tinyurl.com/yhcx6avy

#starfest #astronomysketching

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Mary McIntyre Astronomy · @MaryMcIntyreAstro
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of the + C/2022 E3 at the eyepiece of my 102mm refractor fitted with zoom eyepiece using black paper +

#pastelsketches #fullmoon #comet #ztf #helios #stabilocarbothello #pastelpencils #astronomysketching #lunarsketching #c2022e3

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Mary McIntyre Astronomy · @MaryMcIntyreAstro
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Here's the full resolution version of the of the featured in my previous post so you can see it properly

#pastelsketch #ptolomaeustrio #pastelart #moonart #spaceart #astronomysketching

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Mary McIntyre Astronomy · @MaryMcIntyreAstro
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Gosh, how is it 4yrs ago that I won the NSO image of the month with my of the , sketched from a photo taken by the Liverpool Telescope? My prize was a fab 12"x12" canvas print of it :D

#pastelsketch #ptolemaeustrio #astronomysketching #astronomyart #spaceart

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Mary McIntyre Astronomy · @MaryMcIntyreAstro
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Do you want to learn how to create beautiful ? Then join us on Tuesday at 6:30pm for this FREE Zoom workshop when I'll teach you how to draw sunspots, deep sky objects + the Email spaceodditieslive@gmail.com to reserve your place!

#astronomysketches #moon #astronomysketching

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Mary McIntyre Astronomy · @MaryMcIntyreAstro
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I had a wonderful afternoon teaching two primary school classes how to draw lunar craters. They all did such a fantastic job! I hope the school send me some photos of their work so I can share them :)

#astronomysketching #lunarsketching #astronomyoutreach

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Mary McIntyre Astronomy · @MaryMcIntyreAstro
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of the Sun rising over , sketched on black paper with pastel pencils using the awesome photo taken by @Steve_P_Knight as a reference. Thanks for letting me sketch it!

#pastelsketch #lunarcrater #gassendi #stabilocarbothello #astronomysketching #lunarsketching #moonart

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Mary McIntyre Astronomy · @MaryMcIntyreAstro
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I am so excited to be involved with the event at the in on Friday 20th January. I'm doing talks on , plus a hands-on workshop so come along and have a go at creating some of beautiful objects. This is the Friday after my 50th Birthday and I can't think of a better way to celebrate it than this 🥰 More information and ticket booking here: spacecentre.co.uk/event/space-

#spacelates #nationalspacecentre #leicester #constellationmythologies #astronomysketching #pasteldrawings

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