solar systematic

gay astronauts on a romantic honeymoon space adventure (oil on canvas 10" x 10")

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©Penabranca 

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April 4, 1983 – The Space Shuttle Challenger streaks through the sky on its maiden flight.

i literally just teared up this is so amazing and gorgeous and surreal wow

this is the artwork of my entry for ohhdeer competition, inspired by @artsypeach amazing works! you can check my submission here!

Retrograde motion of Mars in the night sky of the Earth.

i saw the moon through a telescope tonight and she looked as radiant as ever 🌕🌙✨

-Carl Sagan

[via Colossal]

A ‘Ring of Fire’ solar eclipse is a rare phenomenon that occurs when the moon’s orbit is at its apogee: the part of its orbit farthest away from the Earth. Because the moon is so far away, it seems smaller than normal to the human eye. The result is that the moon doesn't entirely block out our view of the sun, but leaves an “annulus,” or ring of sunlight glowing around it. Hence the term  “annular” eclipse rather than a “total” eclipse.