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TAKING HUMANITY
TO THE STARS
Space art celebrates the past
and envisions the future
of cosmic exploration.
ALDO SPADONI
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PAINTING THE
SOLAR SYSTEM
Astronomers deal with
numbers and measurements,
but artists can show us the
landscapes the data describe.
WILLIAM K. HARTMAN
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VISIONS OF
OUR MILKY WAY
The billions of stars in our
home galaxy present artists
with infinite possibilities
for transporting us to other
worlds. RON MILLER
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EXTRAGALACTIC
WONDERS
In the universe’s outer
reaches, where telescopes
fail us, artists can take over.
JON RAMER
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Sky This Month
Predawn planetary sights.
MARTIN RATCLIFFE AND ALISTER LING
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Star Dome and Paths of the Planets
RICHARD TALCOTT;
ILLUSTRATIONS BY ROEN KELLY
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