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Illustrations from
Vistas of Many Worlds
Attractive decor for the
home, office, observatory, or museum!
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Metal Prints (various
sizes, limited issue, $200 –$550)
are portraits imprinted on custom-shaped
aluminum sheets—a modern art medium which delivers
breathtaking image clarity and luminescence. Wall-mount
system is already
installed. No frames are required. They come ready to
display!
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Metallic reprints
(18" x 24", $150
each) are rectangular portraits printed on Kodak ENDURA
metallic paper
and mounted on high-quality Gator Foamboard
—suitable for direct hanging
or custom framing.
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Water World
A primordial ocean-world orbited by
two moons is depicted in Ptolemy's Cluster (star
cluster M7). The scene parallels Earth’s own natural
history, commemorating the origins of watery oceans
out of volcanic steam and infalling comets.
(See pages 96-97 in
Vistas of Many Worlds)
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20" x 30" metal print.
Limited issue: 200 copies
Price: $550
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18" x
24"
metallic reprint.
Price: $150
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Encounter
A humpback whale breeches the surface
of the North Pacific in this vision of Earth’s
future, 1.4 million years hence. At that time,
Gliese 710 (the brightest star in the portrait) will
be the closest star to the solar system at just 0.8
light years away. This may be close enough for the
star to penetrate the solar system’s Oort Cloud—a
vast reservoir of cometary material. (See
pages 56-57 in
Vistas of Many Worlds)
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24" x 30" metal print.
Limited issue: 200 copies
Price: $550
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18" x
24"
metallic reprint.
Price: $150
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Kepler-16
Kepler-16 is a binary star system
located approximately 200 light years away from the
Sun in the constellation Cygnus. The pair is orbited
by a recently discovered Saturn-sized planet,
Kepler-16b—the first circumbinary planet ever
discovered, seen here from the vantage point
of a hypothetical moon. (See pages 84-85 in
Vistas of Many Worlds)
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24" x 30" metal print.
Limited issue: 200 copies
Remaining:
199 available
Price: $550
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18" x
24"
metallic reprint.
Price: $150
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Ardi and Adhara
This scene depicts the Earth's past
when an ancient ape, "Ardi" the Ardipithecus,
roamed Africa 4.4 million years ago. The
brightest star in the portrait is Adhara, which once
shined as bright as Venus in the skies of Earth from
a distance of 30 light years. (See pages 36-37 in
Vistas of Many Worlds)
Size:
20" x 20" metal print.
Limited issue:
200 copies.
Price: $300
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Supernova
A supernova marks the explosive end
of the famous star Betelgeuse in the constellation
Orion. The outburst shines with the brilliance
of the full Moon when seen from Earth at a
hypothetical date of 500,000 years in the future.
(See pages 54-55 in
Vistas of Many Worlds)
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24" x 30" metal print.
Limited issue: 200 copies
Remaining:
199 available
Price: $550
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18" x
24"
metallic reprint.
Price: $150
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18 Scorpii
A hypothetical Earth-like world is
depicted in the environs of the Sun-like star 18
Scorpii, 45 light years away from our solar system.
A moonlit view of an alien seashore reveals foamy
waves lapping upon the dark sands of the beach.
The foam is sign that these waters contain organic
matter. A short distance offshore stands a craggy
outcrop in the form of a natural bridge, allowing a
peek to the distant horizon where the bright star Rigel can be sighted. (See pages 102-103 in
Vistas of Many Worlds)
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24" x 30" metal print.
Limited issue: 200 copies
Remaining:
199 available
Price: $550
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18" x
24"
metallic reprint.
Price: $150
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The Last Neanderthal
The last Neanderthals in Europe died
out 37,000 years ago, during the last ice age. A
lone survivor and his canine companion warm
themselves by a fire. The constellation of Orion the
Hunter is seen on the horizon. He too has a canine
companion: Sirius, the “Dog Star,” follows him
across the heavens. (See pages 46-47 in
Vistas of Many Worlds)
Size: 20" x
20" metal print.
Limited issue: 200 copies
Price: $300
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The Dawn of Civilization
Stonehenge is one of the most
celebrated archeological sites in existence. It
incorporates certain design elements that also make
it the earliest known astronomical observatory. In
this scene we find as it may have looked when it was
freshly built—4,500 years ago. The asterism of the
“Big Dipper” appears overhead. (See pages
48-49 in
Vistas of Many Worlds)
Size: 16" x
24" metal print.
Limited issue: 200 copies
Price: $300
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Prometheus Triumphant
The ability to control the use of
fire can be traced back to Homo erectus, a
species of hominid that flourished between 1.8 and
1.3 million years ago. In this scene, a
makeshift torch is used to collect flames from a
brush fire ignited by a thunderstorm. In the
sky, a swarm of stars appears that originated from a
much more ancient collision of massive gas clouds in the Galaxy. (See pages
40-41 in
Vistas of Many Worlds)
Size: 11" x
14" metal print.
Limited issue: 200 copies
Price: $200
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