426-ocean-of-night-dixon 426-ocean-of-night-dixon – A spacecraft approaches a comet that is on a collision course for earth in this cover painting for Gregory Benford's novel "In the Ocean of Night." A detailed view of Earth, centered on the Australian continent, shows a bright comet or asteroid trailing a massive, luminous blue and violet ion tail across the orbital plane. In the foreground, a multi-stage spacecraft fires its main engine, leaving a glowing blue exhaust plume as it appears to track or intercept the celestial interloper. A small, gray moon hangs in the upper left quadrant, completing the cosmic tableau against a dense starfield. Digital painting for Warner Books, 2004. © 2005 by Don Dixon.
426-ocean-of-night-dixon – A spacecraft approaches a comet that is on a collision course for earth in this cover painting for Gregory Benford's novel "In the Ocean of Night." A detailed view of Earth, centered on the Australian continent, shows a bright comet or asteroid trailing a massive, luminous blue and violet ion tail across the orbital plane. In the foreground, a multi-stage spacecraft fires its main engine, leaving a glowing blue exhaust plume as it appears to track or intercept the celestial interloper. A small, gray moon hangs in the upper left quadrant, completing the cosmic tableau against a dense starfield. Digital painting for Warner Books, 2004. © 2005 by Don Dixon.
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