Group of sun spots and veiled spots. Observed on June 17th 1875 at 7 h. 30 m. A.M. Étienne Léopold Trouvelot.
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Group of sun spots and veiled spots. Observed on June 17th 1875 at 7 h. 30 m. A.M. Étienne Léopold Trouvelot.
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Sorry about the bad flash; winds are 30mph today, so no outdoor photos. Click for full size. Oh, what a mess. Have to clean up now.
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Before I get back to work. Clickety for full size.
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Just having fun.
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The November meteors. As observed between midnight and 5 o’clock A.M. on the night of November 13-14 1868.
All done. Can’t get an outside photo right now, easel is cracked and undergoing repairs. Click for full size. 16″ x 20″ on Bristol. Gum arabic watercolours, marker outline.
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Aurora Borealis. As observed March 1, 1872, at 9h. 25m. P.M. Étienne Léopold Trouvelot.
Quick flash photo, so not great. Click for full size.
Meeting at the Egg Market, © C. Ford, all rights reserved.
Total eclipse of the sun. Observed July 29, 1878, at Creston, Wyoming Territory, Étienne Léopold Trouvelot.
and having fun. :D I’ve gotten so accustomed to doing gum arabic watercolours, I don’t know that I can ever go back to plain.
Meeting at the Egg Market © C. Ford, all rights reserved.
ETA: I was still undecided on the body colour for the being on the left; I decided to go with Charly’s characterisation of pony, so dappled gray.
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“Guided, Guarded By The Spirits Of Dead Suns.” William T. Horton, The Mahatma and the Hare: A Dream Story, H. Rider Haggard. And this is the last of Horton. Tomorrow, we start with Étienne Léopold Trouvelot.