Eyepiece Impressions Photo Gallery by Todd Hargis at pbase.com

Eyepiece Impressions

Here are a few of my sketches of galaxies & nebulae that I have drawn as seen from the eyepiece of my 16-inch telescope, although some were done using a 13-inch. Drawing what you see in the eyepiece is a great way to record the universe. Questions & comments welcome, send them to this page or e-mail: thargis@austin.rr.com
LINKS: for fine astrophotography, go to http://starmatt.com/gallery/astro/wide.html ,
http://www.robertreeves.com/ , http://www.randybrewer.net/ & http://www.noao.edu/outreach/aop/observers/bestof.html

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Mike		02-Apr-2006 08:52
Hi Great work! Great Site!! Regards

Faith Jordan		15-May-2005 08:49
Hi Todd, SUPERB drawings! Nice to see that there are still plenty of us out there who use paper and pencil rather than the high-tech stuff. I hope to get to the TSP myself one day to experience the dark skies and the occasion for myself. Best wishes and clear skies Faith Jordan Visual Deep Sky Observing: http://fjordan.freeserverhost.com/index.htm

Todd Hargis		18-Apr-2005 05:05
Hey Mark and all of you others.... thank you for your comments and complements on my sketches. It means allot. -Todd

Chuck Crauford		18-Feb-2005 12:10
Ran across this gallery by chance... Nice sketches, I think I've seen some of these before. I see you've gotten a 16-inch scope since I've seen you last. Have you taken a look at the Vela SNR with it yet? Watch out for the Great Texas Fogout F-O-G... Hope all is well.

mark		29-Nov-2004 08:36
PS: I forgot to mention that your scope looks sooo awesome !!!!!

Mark		29-Nov-2004 08:32
i just stumbled upon this site by chance when looking at amateur observatories. I myself have sketches of several hundred deep-sky objects with my 12.5 inch F/4.8 Orion dob that i no longer have (stupid me sold it !!!!)...I now have an 8 inch f-6 celestron dob and plan on getting a 16 incher !!!!!.....anyways...your sketches are just great and they inspired me to try to draw mine better when i start doing my own sketches again this year and the next.....my hat goes off to you for your impressive work.

Andreas Domenico		25-Jun-2003 20:18
Dear Todd, I am very impressed by your sketches. They're really superb and many of them remind me my own sketches (see my web site URL below :)). Keep up the great work! Clear skies! Andreas Domenico Visual Deep Sky Weblog http://deepsky.hopto.org

Bill Wiegert		02-May-2003 04:10
Todd: We are always impressed when we find good sketches and drawings of celestial objects. We found yours by accident. One word: "Bravo". Bill Wiegert The Belmont Society www.belmontnc.org

Ross!		09-Jan-2003 23:06
You are definitely Old School, diligent, admirable, a man who does not need what my mates call "astro crap."

ROSS		01-Jan-2003 13:50
Requires patience, initiaive, and talent. It is very 19th century. Mark John Christensen sent this web site.

Randy Rogers		19-Sep-2002 00:29
Your sketches are truly the best I've seen. You encourage me to "see" more than the usual casual glance.

Larry Mitchell		17-Sep-2002 03:59
Tod - Your drawings are absolutely fantastic. You really capture the visual impression which is something, as you well know, no photograph can possible do. Really excellent work.

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