183-giotto-halley-encounter-dixon 183-giotto-halley-encounter-dixon - painted the night of the Giotto-Halley encounter, the Giotto spacecraft speeds past the dark, bi-lobed nucleus of Halley's Comet, its protective shield glowing yellow from high-velocity dust impacts. Powerful geyser-like jets of volatile gas and dust erupt violently from the active nucleus, streaming into a turbulent, sunlit coma. A brilliant, distant sun illuminates the energetic display of filaments and dust trails slicing through the deep blue cosmic void. for The Orange County Register, acrylic and gouache, 1986.
183-giotto-halley-encounter-dixon - painted the night of the Giotto-Halley encounter, the Giotto spacecraft speeds past the dark, bi-lobed nucleus of Halley's Comet, its protective shield glowing yellow from high-velocity dust impacts. Powerful geyser-like jets of volatile gas and dust erupt violently from the active nucleus, streaming into a turbulent, sunlit coma. A brilliant, distant sun illuminates the energetic display of filaments and dust trails slicing through the deep blue cosmic void. for The Orange County Register, acrylic and gouache, 1986.
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