Sketching Venus

I had an interesting idea for the program at my astronomy club tonight.  I made a model of the planet Venus, and put it in a black felt lined box, and then lit it with a small spotlight so that it was in its crescent phase.  A few of us brought in small refracting telescopes, and I brought sketching materials. Members spent some time studying the model of Venus through one of the telescopes, and then spent time making a sketch of what they saw.  Some of the drawings were really well done!  I have included a photo of one of the sketches being worked on.