Description
With the New Horizons probe quickly approaching its rendezvous with Pluto, I thought it might be fun to imagine just what it will find when it gets there. This piece isn’t intended to be 100% scientifically accurate, but rather a fanciful (and hopefully artistic) view of Pluto from its moon Charon.
Outlier: outlier1a
Mario Carini [basicmember]
Might be a good place to visit for a photo shoot or two. That atmosphere looks too thin to sustain life for long.
Rusty [lifer]
The Scientists taking of pictures of Pluto should have just called you.
Are [lifer]
With the smaller moon, the image got a better balance. I really like the image as a whole, but would have liked some more details in the foreground to better match the details on the moon. 🙂
Silviaf [lifer]
I do love the planet and space images 🙂 always a pleasure looking at your work 😀
bronzed [lifer]
I really love this one!
Greg in KC [nonmonthly]
Yeah, I definitely like the revision (with the smaller moon/planet). Not that I had any issue with the original, it just seemed that the moon/planet took up too much of the frame, in my opinion. But yeah, well done was always, sir!
Chris [lifer]
I always liked the space/planet/nebulae wallpapers, this is no exception!
Galtrold [nonmonthly]
This would be nothing less than spectacular on my Dell U3415w 3440×1440
Molly [nonmonthly]
Really neat conception, and I especially love the Milky Way in the background. Can’t way to see the photos from New Horizons!
Stephanie [lifer]
i like meatballs in space ;-))
no kidding created beautiful Ryan!
Kana [lifer]
Very nice, as usual. I can’t help but wonder if the foreground planet has atmosphere? Is that haze fog? or a light ice layer? And the distant planet – what are the different layers – rock for the greyish, and the brown is… plant life? Different rock?
Very interesting 🙂
Hoverwolf1 [lifer]
Cool. Cool cool cool.
Ali [lifer]
Looks good. Looking forward to the planet version.
Maarten [lifer]
One of your best lately. I particularly like the level of detail in this one. This makes it really stand out on a hi-res monitor!
On a side note: I’ve noticed that for a couple of your newest renders, the Surface Pro 3 resolution (2160×1440) is missing. Menger Bulb appears to have been the last one. Is that on purpose? Because I really love using your artwork on my SP3 because the high resolution on a 12 inch display makes the details look stunning. But I realize its aspect ratio is somewhat different, so if that is the reason, I could understand that.
Best regards from The Netherlands.
Rachel [lifer]
Ryan – you make such amazing artwork that makes me want so badly for them to be real places!
I can’t tell you how many sci-fi books I have read that are populated in my head with your images…real satellite images are almost disappointing.
sigmaman [lifer]
Very cool Ryan. Love the detail.
BobC [lifer]
Quite fanciful, yes. All the better and that’s why we like it so much. I agree that the band of atmosphere (I think) is slightly distracting – I had to think about it for a while to figure out what was going on.
VSanch24 [lifer]
I really enjoy the space-scapes you do. Was the reason for my lifetime membership! I wonder if we will get actual images that look like this from a probe.
Jenanne [lifer]
The planet’s rocky and crater-pocked surface is great — the deep blue and brown hues give it an attractive and realistic look. I’m not as crazy about the foreground; in particular, the misty white band at the horizon is too straight and uniform — doesn’t look quite real. And I’m not sure what the white surface is supposed to be; it looks a bit like ocean waves or a field of ice. Otherwise, though, terrific!
Littlemom [lifer]
This render is amazing Ryan!!! I love planetscapes and spacescapes and this render is both… Love it!!!