International Association of Astronomical Artists
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The International Association of Astronomical Artists is a non-profit organization whose members implement & participate in astro & space art projects, promote education about space art & foster international cooperation in artistic work.
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The International Association of Astronomical Artists is the only global organisation for space artists, and those who love space art.
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And take a look at all the spectacular astronomical art hen you visit!
Find out more here:
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And take a look at all the spectacular astronomical art hen you visit!
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I've redone my "Aries across the Moon" clip.
* Wider phase
* More light in the craft
* Slower background movement
* Fill light adjustment
* Legs extend faster
* Wider phase
* More light in the craft
* Slower background movement
* Fill light adjustment
* Legs extend faster
November 17, 2025 at 7:04 AM
I've redone my "Aries across the Moon" clip.
* Wider phase
* More light in the craft
* Slower background movement
* Fill light adjustment
* Legs extend faster
* Wider phase
* More light in the craft
* Slower background movement
* Fill light adjustment
* Legs extend faster
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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
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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
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Artists & Art lovers!
Time to get geared up for the biggest art event of the year on Bluesky!
Last year we had close to 1500 artists from 25 countries posting original work daily from December 1-24
Time to get geared up for the biggest art event of the year on Bluesky!
Last year we had close to 1500 artists from 25 countries posting original work daily from December 1-24
#ArtAdventCalendar
In its 11th year, #artadventcalendar participants post an original piece of art from Dec 1-24. Paintings, drawings, sculpture, textiles, beading, photography. If it’s art and it beautifies th…
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November 16, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Artists & Art lovers!
Time to get geared up for the biggest art event of the year on Bluesky!
Last year we had close to 1500 artists from 25 countries posting original work daily from December 1-24
Time to get geared up for the biggest art event of the year on Bluesky!
Last year we had close to 1500 artists from 25 countries posting original work daily from December 1-24
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⚪️ Apdu (γ Tri) — mag 4.0 white, fast-rotating star in #Triangulum.
🌡️ 9,440 K | 2.5 M☉ | 2.25 R☉ | 117 ly | A1Vnn
From ancient Egyptian Apdu (𓅫pd), “the Bird,” now official IAU name.
#Apdu #GammaTrianguli #IAUStarNames #StarEtymology #Triangulum
🌡️ 9,440 K | 2.5 M☉ | 2.25 R☉ | 117 ly | A1Vnn
From ancient Egyptian Apdu (𓅫pd), “the Bird,” now official IAU name.
#Apdu #GammaTrianguli #IAUStarNames #StarEtymology #Triangulum
November 16, 2025 at 12:59 PM
⚪️ Apdu (γ Tri) — mag 4.0 white, fast-rotating star in #Triangulum.
🌡️ 9,440 K | 2.5 M☉ | 2.25 R☉ | 117 ly | A1Vnn
From ancient Egyptian Apdu (𓅫pd), “the Bird,” now official IAU name.
#Apdu #GammaTrianguli #IAUStarNames #StarEtymology #Triangulum
🌡️ 9,440 K | 2.5 M☉ | 2.25 R☉ | 117 ly | A1Vnn
From ancient Egyptian Apdu (𓅫pd), “the Bird,” now official IAU name.
#Apdu #GammaTrianguli #IAUStarNames #StarEtymology #Triangulum
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Here's a blog post I did a few years ago, on Yuri Gagarin's visit to Moldova, and his opinion of the local wine!
graphicsnickstevens.substack.com/p/yuri-gagar...
graphicsnickstevens.substack.com/p/yuri-gagar...
Yuri Gagarin in Moldova, and more.
Yuri Gagarin's visit on the 500th anniversary of the city's founding.
graphicsnickstevens.substack.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Here's a blog post I did a few years ago, on Yuri Gagarin's visit to Moldova, and his opinion of the local wine!
graphicsnickstevens.substack.com/p/yuri-gagar...
graphicsnickstevens.substack.com/p/yuri-gagar...
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November 13, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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💼 Work opportunity
We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Archivist to continue archiving the Ri’s collection and to review, refine, and further develop our archive structure and systems.
Apply here before 24 November: rigb.org/about-us/work-with-us#a7xPy000000hmfhIAA
We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Archivist to continue archiving the Ri’s collection and to review, refine, and further develop our archive structure and systems.
Apply here before 24 November: rigb.org/about-us/work-with-us#a7xPy000000hmfhIAA
November 16, 2025 at 9:15 AM
💼 Work opportunity
We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Archivist to continue archiving the Ri’s collection and to review, refine, and further develop our archive structure and systems.
Apply here before 24 November: rigb.org/about-us/work-with-us#a7xPy000000hmfhIAA
We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Archivist to continue archiving the Ri’s collection and to review, refine, and further develop our archive structure and systems.
Apply here before 24 November: rigb.org/about-us/work-with-us#a7xPy000000hmfhIAA
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🎂 It's #ScienceSocks 6th anniversary! 🥳
Celebrate with me by raising money for #STEM! 🤑
For the next 48h I will donate:
* 20% of sales on sciencesocks.co 👈
* $1 per repost
Get a head start on #holiday shopping 😎
Please like, repost and let's party🕺💃
🔭🐡🧪🎨#bsnm
Celebrate with me by raising money for #STEM! 🤑
For the next 48h I will donate:
* 20% of sales on sciencesocks.co 👈
* $1 per repost
Get a head start on #holiday shopping 😎
Please like, repost and let's party🕺💃
🔭🐡🧪🎨#bsnm
November 15, 2025 at 7:39 PM
🎂 It's #ScienceSocks 6th anniversary! 🥳
Celebrate with me by raising money for #STEM! 🤑
For the next 48h I will donate:
* 20% of sales on sciencesocks.co 👈
* $1 per repost
Get a head start on #holiday shopping 😎
Please like, repost and let's party🕺💃
🔭🐡🧪🎨#bsnm
Celebrate with me by raising money for #STEM! 🤑
For the next 48h I will donate:
* 20% of sales on sciencesocks.co 👈
* $1 per repost
Get a head start on #holiday shopping 😎
Please like, repost and let's party🕺💃
🔭🐡🧪🎨#bsnm
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More experiments with the Hitem 3d model generator.
I tried feeding in a small Bruce Pennington skull, and it worked surprisingly well.
First a basic texture and moving light:
I tried feeding in a small Bruce Pennington skull, and it worked surprisingly well.
First a basic texture and moving light:
November 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
More experiments with the Hitem 3d model generator.
I tried feeding in a small Bruce Pennington skull, and it worked surprisingly well.
First a basic texture and moving light:
I tried feeding in a small Bruce Pennington skull, and it worked surprisingly well.
First a basic texture and moving light:
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Wow!
Lightwave development has begun on a Linux version!
Not for the next major release, but targeted for LW '27!
Lightwave development has begun on a Linux version!
Not for the next major release, but targeted for LW '27!
November 15, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Wow!
Lightwave development has begun on a Linux version!
Not for the next major release, but targeted for LW '27!
Lightwave development has begun on a Linux version!
Not for the next major release, but targeted for LW '27!
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Good morning Bluesky friends! We have started our holiday sale early so you can take your time to shop small this season! 💖
20% off (nearly) everything in the shop will automagically appear in your cart 🛒
shop.startorialist.com
20% off (nearly) everything in the shop will automagically appear in your cart 🛒
shop.startorialist.com
STARtorialist Online Shop
STARtorialist is a women-owned small business founded by professional astronomers to curate space- and science-themed products, support independent designers, and contribute to STEM education and outr...
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November 15, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Good morning Bluesky friends! We have started our holiday sale early so you can take your time to shop small this season! 💖
20% off (nearly) everything in the shop will automagically appear in your cart 🛒
shop.startorialist.com
20% off (nearly) everything in the shop will automagically appear in your cart 🛒
shop.startorialist.com
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When I saw this smear of paint from a different angle, I imagined the horizontal marks as icy landscape formations from an alien world. 2/3
November 15, 2025 at 1:53 PM
When I saw this smear of paint from a different angle, I imagined the horizontal marks as icy landscape formations from an alien world. 2/3
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PERILOUS PLANET (2022)
Acrylic - 7 ½” x 6”
Palette Gremlins are often a matter of perspective. 1/3
Acrylic - 7 ½” x 6”
Palette Gremlins are often a matter of perspective. 1/3
November 15, 2025 at 1:53 PM
PERILOUS PLANET (2022)
Acrylic - 7 ½” x 6”
Palette Gremlins are often a matter of perspective. 1/3
Acrylic - 7 ½” x 6”
Palette Gremlins are often a matter of perspective. 1/3
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I just found out Spectrum of Storms was NOT selected for a local small works gallery exhibit. Boooooo
Well that’s too bad bc my art is awesome. I squished a storm that is larger than our planet onto an 8x10” canvas using telescope data across ultraviolet, visible, and infrared light.
Well that’s too bad bc my art is awesome. I squished a storm that is larger than our planet onto an 8x10” canvas using telescope data across ultraviolet, visible, and infrared light.
November 14, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I just found out Spectrum of Storms was NOT selected for a local small works gallery exhibit. Boooooo
Well that’s too bad bc my art is awesome. I squished a storm that is larger than our planet onto an 8x10” canvas using telescope data across ultraviolet, visible, and infrared light.
Well that’s too bad bc my art is awesome. I squished a storm that is larger than our planet onto an 8x10” canvas using telescope data across ultraviolet, visible, and infrared light.
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Patterns on the surface of an iceberg. The colour varies due to the reflection of the light in the sky and water behind.
Jökulsárlón #Iceland
Jökulsárlón #Iceland
November 14, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Patterns on the surface of an iceberg. The colour varies due to the reflection of the light in the sky and water behind.
Jökulsárlón #Iceland
Jökulsárlón #Iceland
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November 15, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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I did a new version of the short video, Eagles over 2001 Moonscape.
* Fixed some minor technical issues.
* Better render quality.
* Brightened stars a little
* Lowest Eagle now passes behind foreground rock.
* Music added "Cloudless" by Cousin Silas.
* Fixed some minor technical issues.
* Better render quality.
* Brightened stars a little
* Lowest Eagle now passes behind foreground rock.
* Music added "Cloudless" by Cousin Silas.
November 14, 2025 at 11:47 AM
I did a new version of the short video, Eagles over 2001 Moonscape.
* Fixed some minor technical issues.
* Better render quality.
* Brightened stars a little
* Lowest Eagle now passes behind foreground rock.
* Music added "Cloudless" by Cousin Silas.
* Fixed some minor technical issues.
* Better render quality.
* Brightened stars a little
* Lowest Eagle now passes behind foreground rock.
* Music added "Cloudless" by Cousin Silas.
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All our speakers are now on a career panel answering questions from the audience. 🙋
November 14, 2025 at 12:15 PM
All our speakers are now on a career panel answering questions from the audience. 🙋
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That view from orbit! #Apollo12 paused in Earth orbit before the TLI (translunar injection) burn that sent them to the Moon.
That dark blob is the LM's SLA adapter. November 14, 1969
CONTACTLIGHT.DE
That dark blob is the LM's SLA adapter. November 14, 1969
CONTACTLIGHT.DE
November 13, 2025 at 8:14 PM
That view from orbit! #Apollo12 paused in Earth orbit before the TLI (translunar injection) burn that sent them to the Moon.
That dark blob is the LM's SLA adapter. November 14, 1969
CONTACTLIGHT.DE
That dark blob is the LM's SLA adapter. November 14, 1969
CONTACTLIGHT.DE
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Timelapse of the #northernlights from #Colorado on Tuesday the 11th. I have never seen such a bright colorful light show like this here. It was magical.
November 14, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Timelapse of the #northernlights from #Colorado on Tuesday the 11th. I have never seen such a bright colorful light show like this here. It was magical.
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Biggest sale I've ever had continues.
Still 50% off all paper prints on my website. Shipping in Canada is $25 so buy a couple.
Sorry. No US orders.
Still 50% off all paper prints on my website. Shipping in Canada is $25 so buy a couple.
Sorry. No US orders.
I'm an Alberta based artist who has a thing for storms & space.
I do commissions & have originals & 50 different canvas & paper prints available earthskyart.ca/shop
#art #painting
I do commissions & have originals & 50 different canvas & paper prints available earthskyart.ca/shop
#art #painting
November 13, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Biggest sale I've ever had continues.
Still 50% off all paper prints on my website. Shipping in Canada is $25 so buy a couple.
Sorry. No US orders.
Still 50% off all paper prints on my website. Shipping in Canada is $25 so buy a couple.
Sorry. No US orders.
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It's my birthday and look what my amazing friend @amyraehill.bsky.social made for me. I love it 🤩
One of my first space related childhood memories was watching the #Mars #Pathfinder mission deploy it's airbags and bounce around on Mars. Containing inside the lil Sojourner rover. So cool! 😭😎
🧪🐡🔭🎨
One of my first space related childhood memories was watching the #Mars #Pathfinder mission deploy it's airbags and bounce around on Mars. Containing inside the lil Sojourner rover. So cool! 😭😎
🧪🐡🔭🎨
November 14, 2025 at 12:15 AM
It's my birthday and look what my amazing friend @amyraehill.bsky.social made for me. I love it 🤩
One of my first space related childhood memories was watching the #Mars #Pathfinder mission deploy it's airbags and bounce around on Mars. Containing inside the lil Sojourner rover. So cool! 😭😎
🧪🐡🔭🎨
One of my first space related childhood memories was watching the #Mars #Pathfinder mission deploy it's airbags and bounce around on Mars. Containing inside the lil Sojourner rover. So cool! 😭😎
🧪🐡🔭🎨
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[On the bench today ⚒️ #BehindTheScenes]
Working on a Curiosity Mars rover wheel pendant in 14K yellow gold. It's so pretty in gold 🥺✨
More info here:
sciencesocks.co/prod...
🧪🐡🔭🎨
Working on a Curiosity Mars rover wheel pendant in 14K yellow gold. It's so pretty in gold 🥺✨
More info here:
sciencesocks.co/prod...
🧪🐡🔭🎨
November 12, 2025 at 11:43 PM
[On the bench today ⚒️ #BehindTheScenes]
Working on a Curiosity Mars rover wheel pendant in 14K yellow gold. It's so pretty in gold 🥺✨
More info here:
sciencesocks.co/prod...
🧪🐡🔭🎨
Working on a Curiosity Mars rover wheel pendant in 14K yellow gold. It's so pretty in gold 🥺✨
More info here:
sciencesocks.co/prod...
🧪🐡🔭🎨
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Space Odyssey, "Aries 1B" flies past a crescent Moon, while extending the landing legs, by me.
November 13, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Space Odyssey, "Aries 1B" flies past a crescent Moon, while extending the landing legs, by me.