Lunar Diamond
Credit &
Copyright:
Deirdre Kelleghan
Cameras around the globe
pointed skyward this week to
capture the
spectacular conjunction
of a crescent Moon and bright planets Venus and Jupiter.
But astronomer-artist Deirdre Kelleghan
recorded
her observations in
sketches of
the celestial event.
From Greystones, County Wicklow, Ireland, her small telescope
allowed her to follow the
accompanying lunar occultation as a
brilliant Venus disappeared behind the Moon's dark edge, then reappeared
along the bright lunar limb.
Her lovely drawing of the reemergence of Venus was made with
pastels and conte crayons on A3 size paper under very cold conditions.
She remarks, "The view as Venus once again sparkled like a
diamond stuck on the moon was stunning."