![178-Sentinels-Of-Antares [178] Sentinels Of Antares - pillars of salt encrust the bed of an ocean that boiled away when the planet's sun became a red giant. This illustration by Don Dixon depicts a surface view from a rocky planetary body within the Antares (Alpha Scorpii) system. The horizon is dominated by the primary star, a massive red supergiant showing significant surface granulation and atmospheric limb darkening, while its companion, a blue-white main-sequence star, is visible in the mid-ground. The foreground consists of sharp, dark obsidian-like rock formations and jagged "sentinels" under a dense field of background stars, illustrating the stark environment of a world orbiting a highly evolved stellar primary. acrylic and gouache on board, 1980.](178-sentinels-of-antares-dixon.jpg)
[178] Sentinels Of Antares - pillars of salt encrust the bed of an ocean that boiled away when the planet's sun became a red giant. This illustration by Don Dixon depicts a surface view from a rocky planetary body within the Antares (Alpha Scorpii) system. The horizon is dominated by the primary star, a massive red supergiant showing significant surface granulation and atmospheric limb darkening, while its companion, a blue-white main-sequence star, is visible in the mid-ground. The foreground consists of sharp, dark obsidian-like rock formations and jagged "sentinels" under a dense field of background stars, illustrating the stark environment of a world orbiting a highly evolved stellar primary. acrylic and gouache on board, 1980.
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![178-Sentinels-Of-Antares [178] Sentinels Of Antares - pillars of salt encrust the bed of an ocean that boiled away when the planet's sun became a red giant. This illustration by Don Dixon depicts a surface view from a rocky planetary body within the Antares (Alpha Scorpii) system. The horizon is dominated by the primary star, a massive red supergiant showing significant surface granulation and atmospheric limb darkening, while its companion, a blue-white main-sequence star, is visible in the mid-ground. The foreground consists of sharp, dark obsidian-like rock formations and jagged "sentinels" under a dense field of background stars, illustrating the stark environment of a world orbiting a highly evolved stellar primary. acrylic and gouache on board, 1980.](../index.html#img=178-sentinels-of-antares-dixon.jpg)