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Algol1933 viewsAn interesting early piece depicts the exchange of gases between components of the eclipsing binary star Algol. Oil on Masonite, 18x24 inches, 1974; $1,900
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The Shadow of Io2533 viewsIo's shadow sweeps across Jupiter's cloudtops in this simple study; 13.25x9.25 inches acrylic on illustration board, 1983. A nice piece with which to start a collection; $1,250
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Kasei Valles on Mars2404 viewsInspired by Zabriskie Point in Death Valley, this elegantly detailed painting depicts a similar landscape on the Red Planet; 15x20 inches acrylic and gouache on panel, 1982. $3,735
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German Space Telescope1975 viewsA nicely detailed painting of a proposed space mission. Acrylic on illustration board, 34x23 cm, 1988.$1,700
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Formation of the Solar System3204 viewsIcy planetesimals collide above a red-hot protoearth as the newborn sun flares in the background; created for the German coffee-table book "Terramagica"; 18.25x13.5 inches acrylic and gouache on illustration board, 1994; $4,950
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472 Iapetus Study2375 viewsSaturn produces a "diamond ring" effect as it eclipses the sun in this perspective from the satellite Iapetus. acrylic, gouache, and oil glaze on illustration board, 48x35 cm, 1984; $1680 [SOLD]
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Jupiter Balloon Probe2881 viewsA balloon filled with hot hydrogen drifts through a fantastic cloudscape filled with columns of hydrocarbon rain; 51x32 cm, acrylic and gouache on board, 1982; $1625 [SOLD]
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The Big Bang: a cosmological mandala2106 viewsAn early attempt to portray the Big Bang, originally titled "Cosmological Mandala." The bright central region represents zero time -- the beginning of the universe. Proceeding outward, matter cools to condense into galaxies. Featured in "Universe." acrylic on board, 70x48 cm, 1981; $6,400
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Double Sunrise2428 viewsThe sun rises over two worlds in this study. Earth rises behind the Moon at the end of a lunar eclipse. Acrylic and gouache, 35x24 cm, 1982. $1,640
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Earth Crossing Asteroid2237 viewsAn earth-grazer plummets past the moon. Acrylic on illustration board, 35x24 cm, 1987; $1,680
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