Space Art
EXTRASOLAR WORLD 1
An imaginary extrasolar planet as viewed from one of its orbiting moons. The foreground moon has a substantial atmosphere that is rich in nitrogen and oxygen which gives it a bluish color. The parent star is out of the field of view to the upper left. Two other crescent moons can be seen parallel to the equator of the giant planet. This painting was featured on the cover of the PLANETARY REPORT magazine of the PLANETARY SOCIETY. Also featured in COMMENT magazine of the CARDUS organization. Edwin Faughn © 2006
MAJESTIC RINGED GLORY 3
Each year more and more planets are discovered orbiting other stars in our galaxy. In this piece an extrasolar ringed gas giant planet is depicted from one of its orbiting moons. The moon has a thin atmosphere created by erupting geysers on its surface and the Milky Way can be seen draped across the background. This painting was featured on the cover of the PLANETARY REPORT magazine of the PLANETARY SOCIETY. Edwin Faughn © 2004
SUPERNOVA
This painting was featured on the front cover of a Special Edition SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN magazine called "The Once and Future Cosmos". It was also featured in AMERICA The National Catholic Weekly for a feature article called The Fertile Universe; An Interview with George Coyne former director of the Vatican Observatory. Edwin Faughn © 2002
GLOBULAR STAR CLUSTER 1
Globular star clusters are some of the most beautiful and intriguing objects in the heavens. These clusters are gravitationally bound and contain tens of thousands to as many as a million stars. One of the best known is M-13 in the constellation Hercules and can be easily seen with the aid of a small backyard telescope. This painting was featured in SKY & TELESCOPE magazine for the article "Puzzles of Planethood". Edwin Faughn © 2002
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