• Use at least 200x magnification
• Long, careful looks, waiting for moments of good seeing
• Break the disc up into sections and watch one section at a time

Mentally divide the disk into sections. Concentrate on one section at a time while waiting for moments of good seeing. Don’t try to observe fine detail across the entire disk at once.

• Attention to detail is VERY important

 Hints for drawing

• Draw every time you observe
• The more you draw, the better you get
• start crude
• You will get better over time
• Number 2 pencil, white bond paper
• 42mm Circle (1.75 inches)
• Draw phase, then polar caps, then outline dark features
• Note time, fill dark features, examine with filters to fill in finer detail

Practice Makes Perfect

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