016-sunjammer-dixon – The pressure of sunlight on a solar sail carries tourists to the Earth from the moon, seen reflected in the sail. A technical concept painting depicting a massive, circular solar sail spacecraft navigating interplanetary space. The primary craft features a vast, lightweight reflecting sail structured with radial and concentric rigging, centered on a gold cylindrical payload module. Another, distant sailship is visible in the lower left quadrant against the black starfield. The crescent limb of the Moon is reflected in the sail along with the glaring sun, whose light pushes the craft. A full Earth is visible through a central hole in the sail. Oil on canvas panel, 24x36 inches, 1972.
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