The Astronomical Study of Atlas Wild

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Happy Solstice! I'm livestreaming today, 3PM PST: https://t.co/rcToTCF4Gq . Variety of topics, the astronomical significance of xmas, wikipedia bias as related to the Younger Dryas, reviewing raw footage of some amazing sites in Peru, and Q&A - hope to see you there!

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Luis Ricardo Falero (1851-1896) :
- Astronomical paintings / Peintures astronomiques

Twin Star (1881 & date ?)

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One of a set of 32 astronomical star-chart cards known as Urania’s Mirror or a View of the Heavens published in around 1825. Each card is pierced with holes corresponding in size to the magnitudes of the brightest stars. More here: https://t.co/pkZcUloRA4

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An astronomical gift for (And yes, the rocket of the background is the Saturn V)

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The Horsehead (also known as Barnard 33) is one of the most imaged astronomical objects: you can see easily in it the shape of a horse head made of dark dust and gas. This object is situated 1500 lightyears from us. .

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Muslim Astronomer Fátima of Madrid (10th-century)
She spent most of her life in Córdoba, the world-leading center for all knowledge at the time🌍🎓. Fátima corrected "The Astronomical Tables of Al-Khawarizmi". She also worked on calendars, eclipses and Moon visibility🌒…

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I recommend you to visit this twitter account:
You can find there many images of Jupiter, Mars and other astronomical objects processed by Seán Doran.
Amazing!
See here an example of his work with images of

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“By focusing attention, observation, and extensive thought on astronomical phenomena, one is able to prove the unicity of God and to recognize the extent of the Creator’s might as well as His wide wisdom and delicate design.”
– Al-Battani (850-929), illustrious Muslim astronomer.

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The Great Nebula in Orion, an immense, nearby starbirth region, is probably the most famous of all astronomical nebulas. Here, glowing gas surrounds hot young stars at the edge of an immense interstellar molecular cloud only 1500 light-years away https://t.co/9lSo0HaKXh

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What’s up I’m Gibby and these are my beloved OCs from a current project about immortal fallen stars called “The Astronomical Study of Atlas Wild”

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I did a “Spooky Space” show at my planetarium showcasing astronomical objects with names. Thought I’d share a couple here.
This is IC 2118, the Witch’s Head Nebula. It’s a cloud of gas and dust reflecting the blue light from the Star Rigel in Orion.

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Picrewの「オーダーメイド・エイト」でつくったよ!

astronomical***drops

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Muslim Astronomer Fátima of Madrid (10th-century)
She spent most of her life in Córdoba, the world-leading center for all knowledge at the time 🌍🎓. Fátima corrected "The Astronomical Tables of Al-Khawarizmi". She also worked on calendars, eclipses and Moon visibility 🌒…

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“By focusing attention, observation, and extensive thought on astronomical phenomena, one is able to prove the unicity of God and to recognize the extent of the Creator’s might as well as His wide wisdom and delicate design.”
– Al-Battani (850-929), illustrious Muslim astronomer.

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We haven't uploaded a Bonestell painting in awhile, so here's one for your enjoyment. "Assembling the Ship for the Mars Expedition" (1956). Courtesy Bonestell LLC.

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Vivid astronomical art in cards from a set called “Urania’s Mirror,” 1825, engraved by Sidney Hall with illustrations credited to “a lady.” Via .

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We love all the ways our popular astronaut objects are used, especially this psychedelic space scene created by Astronomical! https://t.co/23xOfWyLnc

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Patreon exclusive info about the four main characters of my current comic project (The Astronomical Study of Atlas Wild) are now up on my patreon for only $1!
https://t.co/MYbndpQP5Q

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