| 'Sunrise
Over Saturn' |
| Frank
Hettick - 2002 |
|
This edition
is almost sold out - with only two pieces still available! |
| This view is a familiar one to many space art fans - the rings of Saturn as seen from the cloud-tops of the planet. The first painting of Saturn's rings that many of us will remember was painted by the acknowledged master of astronomical art - Chesley Bonestell - in the 1940s'. One version appeared in The Conquest of Space - 1949, followed by another in 1961 for 'The Solar System', and another in 1970. This is a foreshortened view and employs a very narrow field of vision - resulting in a compressed 'telephoto' appearance. Hettick's interpretation of the scene appeared as a cover of The Planetary Report for April 2004. |
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