GREAT NEBUL A IN ORION (M42) ALEXANDER MASSEY * Based in Maroubra, a suburb of Sydney, Australian amateur Alex Massey keeps busy with astronomy full-time. He's the owner of Gondwana Telescopes, building lightweight yet rugged Dobsonian reflectors. When night falls, Massey heads outdoors to revel in the southern sky's celestial riches. "Most people are seduced by the pretty pictures and want to create their own," he explains. "The main reason I started sketching was as a kid I didn't want to hit on my folks for the bucket loads of money that I realized, even back then, would be needed." Massey is indebted to the late Scott Mellish, who'd rediscovered the original means of astro-sketching prior to photography. Today Massey uses this "Mellish technique" to guide others through his blog (alexanderastrosketching.blogspot.com.au) and local workshops. And check out his excellent instructional video: http://is.gd/Mellish_technique. VEIL NEBUL A (5-INCH TELESCOPE) VEIL NEBUL A (8-INCH TELESCOPE) RIMA HYGINUS MAGINUS Sk yandTelescope.com June 2016 75http://alexanderastrosketching.blogspot.com.au http://www.is.gd/Mellish_technique http://www.SkyandTelescope.com