Justinas Vitkus
@justinasvitkus.bsky.social
Artist, Hobbyist. I love astronomy.
Another old painting of a habitable moon entering the shadow of its parent planet.
#SciArt #spaceart #astronomy
#SciArt #spaceart #astronomy
November 17, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Another old painting of a habitable moon entering the shadow of its parent planet.
#SciArt #spaceart #astronomy
#SciArt #spaceart #astronomy
Just a quick painting of Máni. A trans-Neptunian object.
Recent occultation observations hint that Máni might have a massive impact crater and a very tall mountain that I interpreted as a central peak in this impact crater. #SciArt #spaceart #astronomy #solarsystem
Recent occultation observations hint that Máni might have a massive impact crater and a very tall mountain that I interpreted as a central peak in this impact crater. #SciArt #spaceart #astronomy #solarsystem
November 3, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Just a quick painting of Máni. A trans-Neptunian object.
Recent occultation observations hint that Máni might have a massive impact crater and a very tall mountain that I interpreted as a central peak in this impact crater. #SciArt #spaceart #astronomy #solarsystem
Recent occultation observations hint that Máni might have a massive impact crater and a very tall mountain that I interpreted as a central peak in this impact crater. #SciArt #spaceart #astronomy #solarsystem
Two Jovian moons Io and Europa eclipses the sun darkening Jupiter's sky. Volcanic plumes and sulfur halo can be seen around Io and water ice jets are erupting from Europa's crust. Also Jupiter's rings, solar corona and zodiacal light also glows in this darkened sky #SciArt #spaceart #Jupiter
October 30, 2025 at 10:12 PM
October 26, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I've read about ZTF SLRN-2020 event where a star basically ate it's own planet. So I decided to try and depict this from a planet's perspective. It's atmosphere evaporating and getting ripped away by the star. #SciArt #spaceart #astronomy
October 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I've read about ZTF SLRN-2020 event where a star basically ate it's own planet. So I decided to try and depict this from a planet's perspective. It's atmosphere evaporating and getting ripped away by the star. #SciArt #spaceart #astronomy
Each year near the start of Mars' southern winter warm air rises over Arsia Mons volcano forming ice and dust clouds. Sometimes this dust coalesces into a spiraling cloud that can be over 15 km high. This digital painting depicts one such dust spirals.#Sciart #space #astronomy #SolarSystem #Mars
October 23, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Each year near the start of Mars' southern winter warm air rises over Arsia Mons volcano forming ice and dust clouds. Sometimes this dust coalesces into a spiraling cloud that can be over 15 km high. This digital painting depicts one such dust spirals.#Sciart #space #astronomy #SolarSystem #Mars
Sedna, frozen and lonely world drowned in darkness. It's red, ancient surface receives only a tiny amount of Sun's light.
#Sciart #space #illustration #astronomy #Sedna #OortCloud #SolarSystem
#Sciart #space #illustration #astronomy #Sedna #OortCloud #SolarSystem
October 22, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Sedna, frozen and lonely world drowned in darkness. It's red, ancient surface receives only a tiny amount of Sun's light.
#Sciart #space #illustration #astronomy #Sedna #OortCloud #SolarSystem
#Sciart #space #illustration #astronomy #Sedna #OortCloud #SolarSystem
My old painting of a brown dwarf.
This view represents a moon of a brown dwarf being lit up by the sun-like star, which is second component of this star-brown dwarf system.
#Sciart #space #illustration #astronomy #Exoplanets
This view represents a moon of a brown dwarf being lit up by the sun-like star, which is second component of this star-brown dwarf system.
#Sciart #space #illustration #astronomy #Exoplanets
October 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
My old painting of a brown dwarf.
This view represents a moon of a brown dwarf being lit up by the sun-like star, which is second component of this star-brown dwarf system.
#Sciart #space #illustration #astronomy #Exoplanets
This view represents a moon of a brown dwarf being lit up by the sun-like star, which is second component of this star-brown dwarf system.
#Sciart #space #illustration #astronomy #Exoplanets
Saturn as seen from Titan's polar regions. During winter season in south hemisphere a big, high altitude cloud hangs above south pole.
#Sciart #space #illustration #astronomy
#Sciart #space #illustration #astronomy
October 20, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Saturn as seen from Titan's polar regions. During winter season in south hemisphere a big, high altitude cloud hangs above south pole.
#Sciart #space #illustration #astronomy
#Sciart #space #illustration #astronomy
J1407b also known as a Super-Saturn. Possibly a brown dwarf with a massive ring system with planets forming in it. Now, latest updates on this object suggest that it is not tied to any star and most likely is not illuminated like this. But who knows, maybe somewhere there is a system like this.
July 13, 2025 at 5:58 AM
J1407b also known as a Super-Saturn. Possibly a brown dwarf with a massive ring system with planets forming in it. Now, latest updates on this object suggest that it is not tied to any star and most likely is not illuminated like this. But who knows, maybe somewhere there is a system like this.
My interpretation of Vesta's south pole impact that formed Rheasilvia crater. Before impact older Veneneia crater can be seen.
#Sciart #space #illustration #astronomy#Vesta
#Sciart #space #illustration #astronomy#Vesta
July 11, 2025 at 6:09 AM
My interpretation of Vesta's south pole impact that formed Rheasilvia crater. Before impact older Veneneia crater can be seen.
#Sciart #space #illustration #astronomy#Vesta
#Sciart #space #illustration #astronomy#Vesta
My interpretation of a Hot Jupiter planet. I looked up some info on Hot Jupiter atmospheric dynamics and this is my best guess what this type of a planet might look like.
#Sciart #space #illustration #astronomy #Exoplanets
#Sciart #space #illustration #astronomy #Exoplanets
July 8, 2025 at 4:46 AM
My interpretation of a Hot Jupiter planet. I looked up some info on Hot Jupiter atmospheric dynamics and this is my best guess what this type of a planet might look like.
#Sciart #space #illustration #astronomy #Exoplanets
#Sciart #space #illustration #astronomy #Exoplanets
A quick painting of an eyeball planet orbiting a red dwarf star.
#Sciart #space #illustration #astronomy #Exoplanets
#Sciart #space #illustration #astronomy #Exoplanets
June 15, 2025 at 5:37 AM
A quick painting of an eyeball planet orbiting a red dwarf star.
#Sciart #space #illustration #astronomy #Exoplanets
#Sciart #space #illustration #astronomy #Exoplanets
May 31, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Jupiter's powerful lightning storms most likely generate lots of transient luminous events.
In this scene, during the early morning hour, as the rising sun lights up the top of a massive thunderstorm a lightning strike generates a gigantic jet, shooting high up in the atmosphere.
In this scene, during the early morning hour, as the rising sun lights up the top of a massive thunderstorm a lightning strike generates a gigantic jet, shooting high up in the atmosphere.
May 30, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Jupiter's powerful lightning storms most likely generate lots of transient luminous events.
In this scene, during the early morning hour, as the rising sun lights up the top of a massive thunderstorm a lightning strike generates a gigantic jet, shooting high up in the atmosphere.
In this scene, during the early morning hour, as the rising sun lights up the top of a massive thunderstorm a lightning strike generates a gigantic jet, shooting high up in the atmosphere.
May 29, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Old painting of Jupiter's atmosphere. Two of it's moons, Io and Ganymede, are visible in the sky.
#Sciart #space #illustration #astronomy #Jupiter
#Sciart #space #illustration #astronomy #Jupiter
May 29, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Old painting of Jupiter's atmosphere. Two of it's moons, Io and Ganymede, are visible in the sky.
#Sciart #space #illustration #astronomy #Jupiter
#Sciart #space #illustration #astronomy #Jupiter
I did a little bit more research on Jupiter's transient luminous events. This is my attempt to portray one of these events. So, here it is, Jupiter sprites.
#Sciart #space #illustration #astronomy #Jupiter
#Sciart #space #illustration #astronomy #Jupiter
May 27, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I did a little bit more research on Jupiter's transient luminous events. This is my attempt to portray one of these events. So, here it is, Jupiter sprites.
#Sciart #space #illustration #astronomy #Jupiter
#Sciart #space #illustration #astronomy #Jupiter
May 26, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Ancient worlds carved and shaped by a long lost civilization.
May 5, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Ancient worlds carved and shaped by a long lost civilization.
A neutron star cannibalizing it's sister star. View from a planet orbiting this restless system. #Sciart #space #illustration #astronomy
May 5, 2025 at 11:09 AM
A neutron star cannibalizing it's sister star. View from a planet orbiting this restless system. #Sciart #space #illustration #astronomy
April 21, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Neptune visible from the surface of Galatea, one of it's minor moons. #Sciart #space #illustration #astronomy #neptune
April 19, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Neptune visible from the surface of Galatea, one of it's minor moons. #Sciart #space #illustration #astronomy #neptune
#Jupiter's closest moon Metis emerges from the planet's shadow. Rings as well as two Jovian moons can be seen. Io with it's volcanic plumes, sulfur halo and aurora. Europa with hypothesized water ice geysers erupting from it's polar region. Bright blue star in the background is Earth.
#astronomy
#astronomy
April 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
#Jupiter's closest moon Metis emerges from the planet's shadow. Rings as well as two Jovian moons can be seen. Io with it's volcanic plumes, sulfur halo and aurora. Europa with hypothesized water ice geysers erupting from it's polar region. Bright blue star in the background is Earth.
#astronomy
#astronomy
I am fascinated by a theory of tiny primordial black holes hitting solar system planets and moons, going through them as if they are barely there. This is my interpretation of such black hole piercing through our moon and emerging on the other side, leaving a small, unusual crater. #space #astronomy
April 14, 2025 at 1:54 AM
I am fascinated by a theory of tiny primordial black holes hitting solar system planets and moons, going through them as if they are barely there. This is my interpretation of such black hole piercing through our moon and emerging on the other side, leaving a small, unusual crater. #space #astronomy