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Comet Surface by VIP84

VIP84
VIP84
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11th Nov 2017
5th Jun 2018
A cold ice-covered comet floating somewhere in Andromeda. In case you're wondering, the distant galaxy is Triangulum.
space bestarts dust star cold andromeda triangulum galaxy distant stars

Comments

  • Tasha04
    Tasha04     13th Nov 2017
    this shouldnt be on FP, -1
  • powderskye
    powderskye     13th Nov 2017
    bloody hell, vip. stop being so good, you already outshined me when you started making the arts :( +1
  • TheNik
    TheNik     12th Nov 2017
    VIP84, emperorOfChemicals, you may have missd it, but I concluded with pretty much the same. ;-) Knowing that many people are interested in some of the science or simply unaware of those facts, I wanted to pitch in and note this here. However, I realize this is (no need to use profanity here) art, and actually upvoted it.
  • dragoninferno99
    dragoninferno99     12th Nov 2017
    This is a great save, dude. :D
  • VIP84
    VIP84     12th Nov 2017
    Also, thanks everyone! :D
  • VIP84
    VIP84     12th Nov 2017
    @TheNik well, considering there is no atmosphere on the comet, and the only light source is the nearest star to it, it would be kinda possible to see some of the galaxies' cosmic dust, but this is also just art, i can exaggerate, and it doesn't necessarily have to be realistic
  • TheNik
    TheNik     12th Nov 2017
    This is due to a certain concentration of carbon compounds contained in the ice, which make it nowhere near as bright blue as seen here. Having said that, this is a nice art save, and while not entirely realistic, it makes for a great scenery. Have an upvote. ;-)
  • TheNik
    TheNik     12th Nov 2017
    Next, a comet spends the vast majority of its time far away from it's host star, if any. This means that the surface is illuminated rather dimly. But that's not even the main cause - if you ever saw photos of 67P, taken from Rosetta, bear in mind, even what you see there was heavily brightened, because it was pitch black originally.
  • TheNik
    TheNik     12th Nov 2017
    It is a misconception to think that a comet's surface or galaxies would look like this. Neihter Adndromeda nor the Milky way or Triangulum Galaxy would be as bright as here - as an anaolgy, we too have satellite galaxies like Andromeda's Triangulum, the Magellanic Clouds, and we can't see them as brightly.
  • docRoboRobert
    docRoboRobert     12th Nov 2017
    Very good! 1+