Todd's Amateur Astronomical Observations

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I am Todd Vance, in Bowie, MD.  I am a mathematician, and hobbies include amateur astronomy and saxophone.

About this blog

I have been observing and sketching my observations for several months.  I have searched the internet for pages about sketching and found some good ones, but not all that many.  I decided the internet could use one from a true beginner.  Other beginners could then get a slow introduction via my experiences!

Here is my introductory post.

Sketch of Jupiter, 60x 6in aperture
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This is Jupiter through my telescope.  The moons are, from Jupiter on out,  Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto. Io is hidden behind Jupiter.

Oh be a fine girl--kiss me!
 
Become "one" with our universe--practice amateur astronomy!