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Planet of a Double Star
Double star seen from the surface of a rocky world
Planet of a Double Star
In this image I imagine a rocky world in orbit around a pair of stars, one yellow like the Sun and one a harsh blue. This image appeared in Universe: Journey into Deep Space, by Mike Goldsmith and myself.
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Title: Planet of a Double Star

Category: Exoplanets, Stars & Nebulae

Medium: Vue, Photoshop

Date: 2012

Client: Kingfisher

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Earth-like binary star landscape star surface
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