Solar Sketching

Introduction to Solar Observing and Sketching.- Basic White Light Sketching.- Sketching for Science - White Light.- Projection Sketching.- Tracking Active Regions.- Hydrogen Alpha.- Calcium K.- Composite Sketches with more than one type of filter.- Spectrohelioscope.- Transits/occultation.- Eclipse.- Animations.- Solar Inspired Art.- Contributor Gallery.

Erika Rix was the Solar Sketching Workshop/Presenter at Northeast Astronomy Forum & Telescope Show (NEAF) in 2010, and has given other sketching presentations and workshops for local astronomy clubs. She is also a quarterly columnist for "Drawn to the Universe" in the British magazine Astronomy Now. Erika volunteered her time as moderator for Cloudy Nights Telescope Review, particularly the sketching and solar forums, where she was awarded the accolade of "Star Contributor." She was an administrator and freelance astronomical writer/observer for Scientific Frontline and assistant editor and writer for Solar Observer. Her astronomical sketches and articles have been published widely on astronomy sites (including Space weather, LOPD, ASOD, ALPO), astronomy newsletters, magazines and books. She is a member of the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers (ALPO).

Kim Hay is currently the Solar Statistician for the AAVSO and Solar Section Coordinator for the Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers (ALPO). She is the author of the Solar Observing section in the RASC Observer's Handbook. She was part of the Canadian International Year of Astronomy 2009 team that helped with promotion and public outreach. She has sketched the sun for over 15 years to observer its activity. Kim is member of the Association of the Lunar and Planetary Observers.

Sally Russell has given numerous presentations and workshops on astronomical sketching to local astronomy societies. Her astronomical sketches have been published online, principally at Cloudy Night Telescope Reviews, LPOD, ASOD, the National Maritime Museum, and in various BAA and SPA section online journals and newsletters, as well as in various UK astronomical magazines. Sally is a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society (FRAS), a Member of the British Astronomical Association (BAA_, and of the Society for Popular Astronomy (SPA).

Richard Handy is webmaster for Astronomy Sketch of the Day, a non-profit website.

"This book is all about sketching the Sun, and it is marvelous. ... you get a better idea of what to look for, different methods that could be used for observing the Sun and even some activities that would be fun to do with children. ... All the different mediums used are explained in a step-by-step tutorial style, that are very easy to follow and there are hundreds of examples of sketches of the Sun." (AstroMadness.com, April, 2016)