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🔭 Astrophysics Ph.D
🍩 Illustration and animation in Blender
🪐 Space art and astronomical art specialist
✨ Fellow of International Association of Astronomical Artists
🦕 Dabbling in paleoart and scifi art
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Greetings, all!

Here's an animation depicting NASA's Dragonfly mission to Titan. With all of the NASA cuts going on in Trumpistan, is this still going ahead? Would be a massive shame if not.

#SciArt #spaceart #Blender
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Discord is trying to add new AI features to their platform. They're asking people to fill out a survey on how they feel about AI and what "value" it would add to their platform. Please take a few minutes to fill it out and tell them to fuck off with AI.

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January 10, 2026 at 5:11 AM
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Big asteroid spinning in under 2 minutes.
Vera Rubin Observatory spots the fastest-spinning large asteroid ever found
2025 MN45 is 0.4 miles wide and completes one rotation every 1.88 minutes.
www.space.com
January 9, 2026 at 9:06 PM
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Ceratosaurus nasicornis. A new illustration of this very distinctive Jurassic predator.
#SciArt
A digital portrait illustration of Ceratosaurus, a carnivorous Jurassic dinosaur, identifiable by the three horns on its head- one on the tip of its snout, and one above each eye.
January 9, 2026 at 12:34 PM
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Ice spires (around 100 metres tall) on Jupiter's moon Callisto. It is thought that these formed from an ancient impact billions of years ago. They are very slowly eroding over time, the ice subliming and dust within the ice accumulating to absorb Sunlight and continue the erosion.

#sciart #spaceart
This artwork shows ice spires (around 100 metres tall) on the surface of the Jovian moon Callisto. The moon's parent planet, Jupiter, is in the sky, centre, with the other major moons either side of it. From the left, they are Ganymede, Io (casting a shadow on Jupiter) and Europa (covering Jupiter's might side). It is thought that these spires formed from an ancient impact billions of years ago. They are very slowly eroding over time, the ice subliming and dust within the ice accumulating to absorb Sunlight and continue the erosion. The Callisto-Jupiter distance is around 1.8 million kilometres, and Jupiter is around 140,000 kilometres across.
January 8, 2026 at 8:10 PM
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New print just dropped on my InPrint store:

"Travel Poster - Europa by Aquasub" by Mark A Garlick

Available for purchase at: www.inprnt.com/gallery/maga...
Travel Poster - Europa by Aquasub, an art print by Mark Garlick
Gallery Quality Prints
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January 8, 2026 at 2:20 PM
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Here's another shot of a DQ Her star (also called an Intermediate Polar). Made in 3DS Max and Photoshop.#sciart #spaceart
Digital illustration of a type of binary star called an intermediate polar or DQ Her star, after the prototype. On the left is a red dwarf star - smaller and cooler than the Sun. On the right is a ring of gas pulled from this red star and orbiting a white dwarf (size exaggerated for clarity). Gas in this ring flows along the white dwarf's magnetic field lines and impacts the white dwarf at its magnetic poles.
January 7, 2026 at 9:42 PM
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#sciart #spaceart #blender
Animation of a type of binary star system called a DQ Her star. A white dwarf is in mutual orbit with a larger red dwarf. The strong gravitational field of the dense white dwarf draws hot gas from its companion, which forms an accretion disc around the white dwarf.
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January 7, 2026 at 8:42 PM
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If any of my followers are interested, and if you use LinkedIn, you can find my profile below.

Thanks!

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January 7, 2026 at 3:30 PM
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Must just be me, then
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Modellers! Do any of you recall the horror models from the 70s by Aurora? Frankenstein, Mummy, etc? Some were re-released a while ago by third parties using the original molds. The first model I ever made as a kid was this Hunchback of Notre Dame so I had to buy it again. Immense fun building it!
Photograph of a plastic model of the Hunchback of Notre Dame. This model (along with others) was original marketed in the 60s and 70s b y Aurora. They were re-released some time ago by a third party using the original casts. The model shows the Hunchback kneeling, bleeding, tied down to a circular wooden platform where he would have been whipped as a punishment. Photograph of a plastic model of the Hunchback of Notre Dame. This model (along with others) was original marketed in the 60s and 70s b y Aurora. They were re-released some time ago by a third party using the original casts. The model shows the Hunchback kneeling, bleeding, tied down to a circular wooden platform where he would have been whipped as a punishment. This view is from the back, showing the hunch and whip lashes. Photograph of a plastic model of the Hunchback of Notre Dame. This model (along with others) was original marketed in the 60s and 70s b y Aurora. They were re-released some time ago by a third party using the original casts. The model shows the Hunchback kneeling, bleeding, tied down to a circular wooden platform where he would have been whipped as a punishment.
January 6, 2026 at 11:47 PM
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What's the best way to get seen on #Artstation? I struggle to gain traction there. Is it best to just have a portfolio page just full of individual artworks? Or is is best to create 'projects', inside of which you list multiple related artworks?
January 6, 2026 at 7:24 PM
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@6to12elbow.bsky.social Hi. I am a freelance illustrator and loather of AI art (as it has always said in my profile). I never knowingly repost AI crap yet I am on your AI Horseshit list. Respectfully, you have made a mistake and it is damaging to me. Please remove me. Thank you.
January 5, 2026 at 10:30 AM
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Modellers! Do any of you recall the horror models from the 70s by Aurora? Frankenstein, Mummy, etc? Some were re-released a while ago by third parties using the original molds. The first model I ever made as a kid was this Hunchback of Notre Dame so I had to buy it again. Immense fun building it!
Photograph of a plastic model of the Hunchback of Notre Dame. This model (along with others) was original marketed in the 60s and 70s b y Aurora. They were re-released some time ago by a third party using the original casts. The model shows the Hunchback kneeling, bleeding, tied down to a circular wooden platform where he would have been whipped as a punishment. Photograph of a plastic model of the Hunchback of Notre Dame. This model (along with others) was original marketed in the 60s and 70s b y Aurora. They were re-released some time ago by a third party using the original casts. The model shows the Hunchback kneeling, bleeding, tied down to a circular wooden platform where he would have been whipped as a punishment. This view is from the back, showing the hunch and whip lashes. Photograph of a plastic model of the Hunchback of Notre Dame. This model (along with others) was original marketed in the 60s and 70s b y Aurora. They were re-released some time ago by a third party using the original casts. The model shows the Hunchback kneeling, bleeding, tied down to a circular wooden platform where he would have been whipped as a punishment.
January 6, 2026 at 12:05 PM
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@6to12elbow.bsky.social Hi. I am a freelance illustrator and loather of AI art (as it has always said in my profile). I never knowingly repost AI crap yet I am on your AI Horseshit list. Respectfully, you have made a mistake and it is damaging to me. Please remove me. Thank you.
January 5, 2026 at 10:30 AM
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Anybody know if it's possible to remove myself from lists, and/or prevent others from adding me to a list in the first place?
January 5, 2026 at 10:08 AM
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I'm fed up with all of these stupid names for different 'types' of full Moon. Wolf? And the media just regurgitates this cack ad nauseum. The Moon's distance from the Earth varies by about 11%. You would never notice unless you could compare both closest and farthest Moons side by side. #supermoon
January 4, 2026 at 7:53 PM
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I wish I knew what it is I am posting that is so offensive. Three more blocks today. I've posted astrophysics and scifi only. Oh well. Life moves on.
January 4, 2026 at 6:37 PM
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Stylised and far-fetched animation of an orbital ring around the Earth. Such structures, if we ever build them, will in reality be invisible from such a distance.

#SciArt #blender #spaceart
January 4, 2026 at 10:31 AM
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JWST has been at it again.
esa.int European Space Agency @esa.int · 7d
🔵 In 2025, the NASA/ESA/CSA #Webb Space Telescope found a new moon orbiting Uranus! Called S/2025 U1, it joined the 28 other known moons around the ice giant. Webb’s infrared view also revealed the planet’s rings and atmospheric details in stunning clarity 🧪🔭

www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed... @stsci.edu
An annotated Webb image of the planet Uranus on a black background with 13 of its 28 known moons. The planet appears blue with a large, white patch taking up the bottom half. Around the planet is a system of nested rings. The outermost ring is the brightest while the innermost ring is the faintest. Beyond the rings are 14 labeled moons appearing as points of light. The newly discovered planet, S/2025 U1, is labeled in yellow.
January 4, 2026 at 9:36 AM
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Some of my Stargate art to enjoy.

#scifiart #scifi #fanart #stargate #stargatesg1
January 3, 2026 at 1:13 AM
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#ArtAdventCalendar day 23

Milky Way and Andromeda enjoy a dance of death. They're moving towards each other and will begin to merge in a few billion years.

Crikey!
Our galaxy, the Milky Way, is moving towards the Andromeda galaxy. Astronomers predict that in about 4 billion years, the two galaxies will collide and begin to merge. The Solar System's fate is uncertain. It might end up in the final, larger galaxy, orbiting further from the core than it does now, or it might be ejected into space altogether.
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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For the final day, 24, of #ArtAdventCalendar, I present this illustration which I call Exploration of Amalthea. The latter is a very small moon of Jupiter in a very close orbit. Jupiter would fill half the sky seen from here!

#SciArt #spaceart #Blender3d
Amalthea is a moon of Jupiter, the third closest to the planet at 181,365 km away (about 2.6 Jupiter radii from the centre of the planet). At just 250 km across at its widest point - its shape is not spherical - Amalthea is small, likely a captured asteroid. This image portrays a potential exploration party on the surface of Amalthea. From there, the globe of Jupiter spans an incredible 46 degrees of arc across the sky. The dark oval seen on the backdrop of Jupiter is the shadow cast by its moon Io.
December 24, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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Greetings all, and I hope that the first complete rotation of our planet in this new year has been kind.

Here's an animation of the planet Mars rising above its innermost moon, Phobos, as the latter rotates.

#SciArt #blender #spaceart
January 2, 2026 at 2:05 PM
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20 people blocked me yesterday and 10 today. No idea why.
January 1, 2026 at 11:13 PM
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Any fans of prog-rock band Eloy out there? They always seem overshadowed by the likes of Yes, Genesis, Alan Parsons etc but to me they are SO much better. This one's my favourite, from 1979. Up there with Floyd, Crimson and Mooody Blues.
The surreal front cover illustration from the album Silent Cries and Mighty Echoes by German progressive rock band Eloy.
January 1, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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Happy New Year good Skypeople from Auckland NZ.
December 31, 2025 at 11:44 AM