![270-Flare-Star-1 [270] Flare Star — This illustration by Don Dixon depicts a flare star, a variable star that undergoes dramatic increases in brightness due to intense magnetic activity. The foreground showcases a roiling, textured stellar surface in deep reds and pinks, while bright white flare events erupt from the photosphere. Above these eruptions, massive coronal streamers—representing ionized gas guided by looping magnetic field lines—extend into the dark vacuum of space, set against a backdrop of distant stars. Originally commissioned as background detail for a Del Rey Books cover painting, this 1990 acrylic on canvas was later prominently featured as a promotional poster for the 1994 computer game Marathon by Bungie Software.](270-flare-star-red-dwarf-magnetism-dixon.jpg)
[270] Flare Star — This illustration by Don Dixon depicts a flare star, a variable star that undergoes dramatic increases in brightness due to intense magnetic activity. The foreground showcases a roiling, textured stellar surface in deep reds and pinks, while bright white flare events erupt from the photosphere. Above these eruptions, massive coronal streamers—representing ionized gas guided by looping magnetic field lines—extend into the dark vacuum of space, set against a backdrop of distant stars. Originally commissioned as background detail for a Del Rey Books cover painting, this 1990 acrylic on canvas was later prominently featured as a promotional poster for the 1994 computer game Marathon by Bungie Software.
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![270-Flare-Star-1 [270] Flare Star — This illustration by Don Dixon depicts a flare star, a variable star that undergoes dramatic increases in brightness due to intense magnetic activity. The foreground showcases a roiling, textured stellar surface in deep reds and pinks, while bright white flare events erupt from the photosphere. Above these eruptions, massive coronal streamers—representing ionized gas guided by looping magnetic field lines—extend into the dark vacuum of space, set against a backdrop of distant stars. Originally commissioned as background detail for a Del Rey Books cover painting, this 1990 acrylic on canvas was later prominently featured as a promotional poster for the 1994 computer game Marathon by Bungie Software.](../index.html#img=270-flare-star-red-dwarf-magnetism-dixon.jpg)