This was a wedding gift for a friend - a pastel drawing of the Moon as it looked on the couple's wedding day, a 12% Waxing Crescent. I used Stabilo CarbOthello pastel pencils on black paper #MoonArt #SpaceArt #PastelArt #AstronomySketching #AstronomyDrawing

You can watch the timelapse video of me creating this #PastelDrawing of a 25% #WaningCrescent #Moon which was my wedding gift to my stepson + wife on my YouTube channel:
youtu.be/DH7u6iB_b8I?... #SpaceArt #MoonArt #AstronomySketching #AstronomyDrawing #LunarArt #PastelArt

Pastel drawing of a 28.5% #WaningCrescent #Moon with #Earthshine. Sketched on Frisk black A4 sketching paper using Stabilo CarbOthello pastel pencils. I created this last week for a gift #AstronomySketching #AstronomyDrawing #AstronomyArt #SpaceArt #PastelArt #MoonArt #LunarArt

Further to my last post, here's the timelapse video of me creating the #PastelDrawing of a 35% #WaningCrescentMoon on black paper with #Stabilo #CarbOthello pastel pencils #SpaceArt #MoonArt #AstronomyDrawing

Creation timelapse of my pastel drawing of a 95% #WaxingGibbousMoon which was a wedding gift for my friend. Now I have finally given them the gift I can share the video. Music is by Dave Simpson #AstronomySketching #MoonArt #LunarArt #SpaceArt #AstronomyDrawing #PastelArt

#PastelDrawing of a 1% #WaningCrescent #Moon with #Earthshine. This is the slimmest crescent moon I've ever drawn! I was asked to create it for a ten year wedding anniversary gift as it shows the #Moon on the couple's wedding day #SpaceArt #MoonArt #MoonDrawing #AstronomyDrawing #PastelArt

The Great Comet of 1881, officially known as Comet C/1881 K1. The comet's appearance, particularly on June 25–26, is depicted in The Trouvelot Astronomical Drawings (1881).

#astronomy #vintageastronomy #comets #astronomydrawing #antiqueastronomyprint #greatcomet1881