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Published: 2012-01-08 06:21:49 +0000 UTC; Views: 12721; Favourites: 294; Downloads: 595
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An image I put together from my growing stockpile of 3D space assets.Safe distance? Let's hope so! The title refers to the supernova in the upper left of frame. If you're anywhere within 100 light years of one of these events, you're in deep trouble!
Supernovae are one possible explanation of the Fermi Paradox [link] because they would tend to purge all life from very large regions of space.
Fortunately, our solar system in a relatively quiet neighborhood and such an event appears unlikely... at the present time
Of course, there's always IK Pegasi to consider... [link]
3D: Lightwave
2D: Photoshop
Textures: procedural noise
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Stunning - I love the scale of your images!
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Nice
Supernovas are indeed deadly, but GRBs would rock the spectrum.
For Gamma Ray Bursts if you are anywhere within 5000 Light Years you are in deep trouble, at 100 light years a GRB would be the equiv of a 1-10 Megaton nuclear warhead being detonated in every sq mile of a planet/moon that is facing the GRB.
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Looks like I need to read up on supernovae. I always assumed the danger was a shockwave, but then presumably we'd see the explosion long before we felt any physical effects, so I guess the trouble is massive doses of radiation?
Btw, the clouds on the planet look great. Very naturalistic considering they're made using procedural textures. I'll have to try that trick with the displacement maps (it sounded like you were talking about displacements above, anyway).
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This looks really good. Great sense of scale.
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Thanks! I'm glad you like it
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I just looked through a small part of your gallery Steve, I like your space-art (Asimov fan since young years...)
This one has a lovely feeling of emptiness...
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Thanks! I am a lifelong fan of written science fiction. I just re-read Asimov's "Foundation" books a few months ago
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I have to re-read Foundation again, it was ten years ago now...
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For me, it had been longer. I read 5 of Asimov's books (the original 3, plus the 2 he wrote years later). I enjoyed reading them again, and I like Asimov's no-nonsense style.
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Know what you mean, he wrote SCIENCE-fiction, not science-FICTION...
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I'm definitely a "hard science fiction" guy - I like to be convinced that the extraordinary is possible
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I tried a moon environment like this but didn't come up something realistic like that. When I look a that work of yours I can easily point what were my mistakes are actually - so it's like a free training also
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I think the key thing is lighting. I greatly admire "2001", and all the space scenes had this amazing feeling due to the lighting. It has this tremendous mood - I especially like the sequence where the astronauts journey across the moon's surface, and that was directly inspirational for this image
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Like a vicious hurricane it looks almost elegant when viewed from immense distance. The universe's capacity to make the macro look micro and back again never ceases to astound me. Gorgeous job sir.
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Thanks very much. I agree 
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Most space art I've seen is just crap, but this is freakin' amazing!!! Great job!
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Thank you! My hope is to capture the qualities I see in the photos of space - the reality. To my mind, reality is a greater source of inspiration than other artwork - not just in space, but with a lot of subjects!
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im running out of words to describe your art
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Oh, that's okay - I'm just glad you like it!
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i do i really like it
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Wonderful sense of mass to the planet. It really hangs over you in an awesome presence.
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The scale of something like one of these gas giants is difficult to wrap ones' brain around. I even struggle with appreciating the true size of the Grand Canyon, when standing there looking at it for real. Humans are tiny, in the scheme of things
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dang, and maaaaaaan dude, i sure as hell missed out on some things, but then again not really cause later on you get to catch up and see what you've missed, all of these new works are sick dude. Cool as hell.
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Ah - no worries! I'm glad you popped in and had a look at the gallery!
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It's funny how something so unimaginably destructive can be so beautiful.
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It's certainly true!
The star Eta Carinae (for example)is highly unstable, and it's already had some "warmup" detonations that probably wiped out any neighboring systems - but it sure looks beautiful in the Hubble pictures!
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of course! I always love sci-fi illustrations! they make the creative juices flowing and make me feel compelled to spark new stories and create awesome scenarios. Keep up the good work! ^^
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I hope to continue doing exactly that
I love sci-fi stories too - they open the door to a larger world
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**A space landscape very well done,with great mix between colors and shadows!
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**YouΒ΄re welcome!Keep doing pretty space landscapes!
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**IΒ΄m sure thay you will this!
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