293-sails-of-tau-ceti-dixon

293-sails-of-tau-ceti-dixon 293-sails-of-tau-ceti-dixon – a gigantic light sail casts its shadow on the distant earth in this cover for the Michael McCollum novel. A cylindrical interstellar spacecraft travels through deep space, propelled by a massive, circular light sail constructed of concentric metallic rings. A powerful beam of light from a distant star or laser array strikes the center of the sail, creating a brilliant golden glare and throwing off long, reddish diffraction spikes across the cosmos. Below the transport vessel, the blue, cloud-veined Earth hangs suspended against a dark, dusty nebular background studded with stars. ; acrylic and gouache, 1992 — 293-sails-of-tau-ceti-dixon – a gigantic light sail casts its shadow on the distant earth in this cover for the Michael McCollum novel. A cylindrical interstellar spacecraft travels through deep space, propelled by a massive, circular light sail constructed of concentric metallic rings. A powerful beam of light from a distant star or laser array strikes the center of the sail, creating a brilliant golden glare and throwing off long, reddish diffraction spikes across the cosmos. Below the transport vessel, the blue, cloud-veined Earth hangs suspended against a dark, dusty nebular background studded with stars. ; acrylic and gouache, 1992
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