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Old 11-10-2010, 11:17 AM
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Ok, I'm finally getting the nerve to try sketching globular clusters. I have no problem imagining sketching fainter ones with no resolvable stars. Just shading. But does anyone have some tips for sketching the very close and complex ones? How do you approach something like M22, or even 47 Tuc or Omega Centauri? Through a 16" scope, these are just overwhelming.

Any ideas will be greatly appreciated.
I'm really interested in knowing this aswell. So far, the only object I havent sketches is a globular. I've seen some great glob sketches, but how does one fill in so many stars accurately?
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