Solar System Collection (page 3)

The Sunset Prayer in the Desert, c1913. Artist: Charles JS Makin
The Sunset Prayer in the Desert, c1913. From With Pen and Camera in Three Continents by Charles J. S. Makin, F.I.C. F.C.S. [The Tribune Publishing Company, London, 1913]

Chemist Shop at Night, 1938, (1946). Artist: Eric Ravilious
Chemist Shop at Night, 1938, (1946). Coloured Lithograph originally for, High Street by Eric Ravilious published 1938. From English Printed Books, by Francis Meynell. [Collins, London, 1946]

Venice: The Salute from S. Giorgio Maggiore, 1909. Artist: JMW Turner
Venice: The Salute from S. Giorgio Maggiore, 1909. From The Water-colours of J. M. W. Turner, text by W. G. Rawlinson and A. J. Finberg. [Avalon Press, London, 1909]

Lausanne, 1909. Artist: JMW Turner
Lausanne, 1909. From The Water-colours of J. M. W. Turner, text by W. G. Rawlinson and A. J. Finberg. [Avalon Press, London, 1909]

Moonlight over the Port of Boulogne, 1869. Artist: Edouard Manet
Moonlight over the Port of Boulogne, 1869. Located in the collection at Musee d Orsay, Paris, France

Whatever I do, I do not Repent, I Keep Pissing against the Moon, c1558-1560. Artist: Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Whatever I do, I do not Repent, I Keep Pissing against the Moon, 1558-1560. One from a series depicting twelve proverbs. From the Museum Mayer van der Berg, Antwerp, Belgium

Four moons of Jupiter, Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto, 1979. Four separate pictures of these moons sometimes known as the Galilean moons taken from Voyager 1

The planet Saturn, illustration

Pillars of Creation in the Eagle Nebula
Pillars of Creation are part of the Eagle Nebula and are made of interstellar dust and gases

Arecibo message and decoded key C016 / 6817
Arecibo message and decoded key. Diagram showing the binary transmission (left) known as the Arecibo message, with the message decoded and labelled at centre and right

Comet Arend-Roland, 1957
Comet Arend-Roland, May 2, 1957. This comet, discovered on November 8 1956 reached perihelion (closest point to the Sun) at 0.32 AU (astronomical units, 1 AU = Earth to Sun distance) on April 8

Comet Hale-Bopp 1997 C011 / 1167
In March 1997 comet Hale-Bopp appeared in the north-eastern morning sky and in April in the north-western evening sky to be seen all the night

Summer Afternoon, 1865. Creator: Asher Brown Durand
Summer Afternoon, 1865

Surface of the planet Mercury. Creator: NASA
Surface of the planet Mercury

The Temptation in the Wilderness, 1898. Artist: Briton Riviere
The Temptation in the Wilderness, 1898. Jesus Christ in the desert

Rue De La Grosse Horloge, Rouen, 1821. Artist: Henry Edridge
Rue De La Grosse Horloge, Rouen, 1821. From The Connoisseur Volume LXXXIII, edited by C. Reginald Grundy. [The Connoisseur Ltd, London, 1929]

By the Light of the Moon, 1882. Artist: John Atkinson Grimshaw
By the Light of the Moon, 1882. From a private collection

An alien planet and its moon in orbit around a red giant star

Planet Uranus taken by the spacecraft Voyager 2 in 1986

The universe is a place of intense color and beauty

Saturn seen from the surface of its moon, Rhea. It is the largest of Saturns airless satellites. It was discovered in 1672 by Giovanni Cassini

Hubble Space Telescope above earth

with the sun at the center. Engraving, Dutch, 17th century
COPERNICAN UNIVERSE with the sun at the center. Engraving, Dutch, 17th century

Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish astronomer C017 / 7118
Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish astronomer

Voyager probe trajectory, artwork C018 / 0285
Voyager probe trajectory, artwork. Artwork of the trajectory of one of the Voyager probes as it travels out of the solar system

Voyager 1 passes into interstellar space C017 / 0680
Voyager 1 passes into interstellar space, computer artwork. Voyager 1 was launched on 5th September 1977. This timing took advantage of a rare alignment of the giant outer planets Jupiter and Saturn

ISS and the Moon C013 / 5148
ISS and the Moon. The International Space Station (ISS, upper left) is orbiting the Earth here at an altitude of around 390 kilometres

COPERNICAN UNIVERSE, 1660. Copernican map of the Universe, with the sun at the center: copperplate engraving from Andreas Cellarius " Atlas Coelestis seu Harmonia Macrocosmica

Planets internal structures, and Pluto, computer artwork. Mercury, Mars and Venus consist of a large iron core (spherical), surrounded by a thick silicate mantle (yellow) covered in a surface crust

Solar system

Sun and its planets. Artwork of the eight planets of the solar system arrayed from left to right in their order from the Sun (far left). The size of the Sun and planets is to scale

Uranus. Hubble Space Telescope image of the planet Uranus, showing its ring system and six of its moons. The bright moon at lower right is Ariel. Five other faint moons are seen around the rings

Explorer 1 in orbit
Explorer 1. Computer artwork of Americas first successful artificial satellite, Explorer 1, in orbit. Explorer 1 was launched on 31 January 1958

Dwarf planet Eris (UB313), artwork
Dwarf planet Eris. Computer artwork of dwarf planet Eris, formerly known as 2003 UB313. The Sun is at lower right. Images taken by the Hubble Space Telescope have shown that Eris is slightly larger

Apollo 16 lunar rover, artwork
Apollo 16 lunar rover. Artwork of the US astronaut John Watts Young (born 1930) driving a lunar rover on a performance test run on the Moons surface

Apollo lunar rover, artwork. Two Apollo astronauts in a lunar rover, exploring on the Moon. Their lunar landing module is at upper left

The Moon Nymph, 1883 (oil on canvas laid down on board)
989893 The Moon Nymph, 1883 (oil on canvas laid down on board) by Falero, Luis Riccardo (1851-96); 50.7x76.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Moon Nymph. Luis Riccardo Falero (1851-1896)

A Creek in St. Thomas (Virgin Islands), 1856. Creator: Camille Pissarro
A Creek in St. Thomas (Virgin Islands), 1856

Melencolia I (copy), 1602. Creator: Jan Wierix
Melencolia I (copy), 1602. After Albrecht Durer

Flirting on the Sea-Shore and on the Meadow (Harpers Weekly, Vol. XVIII), September 19, 1874

Wild Geese Flying under the Full Moon, ca. 1833. ca. 1833. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Wild Geese Flying under the Full Moon, ca. 1833

The Toilers of the Sea, ca. 1880-85. Creator: Albert Pinkham Ryder
The Toilers of the Sea, ca. 1880-85

Allegory of the Planets and Continents, 1752. Creator: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Allegory of the Planets and Continents, 1752

The Sower, October 1888, (1947). Creator: Vincent van Gogh
The Sower, October 1888, (1947). Man broadcasting seed in a field against a sun low on the horizon. Painting in the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam

On the Lake at Petworth - Evening, 1909. Artist: JMW Turner
On the Lake at Petworth - Evening, 1909. From The Water-colours of J. M. W. Turner, text by W. G. Rawlinson and A. J. Finberg. [Avalon Press, London, 1909]

Ulysses deriding Polyphemus - Homers Odyssey, 1829, (1911). Artist: JMW Turner
Ulysses deriding Polyphemus - Homers Odyssey, 1829. Painting held in The National Gallery London. From A History of Painting Volume VIII by Haldane MacFall [T. C. and E. C

The Dream, 1888, (1912). Artist: Jean Baptiste Edouard Detaille
The Dream, 1888, (1912). A colour print from Famous Paintings, with an introduction by Gilbert Chesterton, Cassell and Company, (London, New York, Toronto, 1912)

A Knight at the Crossroads, 1898. Artist: Viktor Mihajlovic Vasnecov
A Knight at the Crossroads, 1898. A scene from the Russian fairy tale Tsarevich Ivan, the Fire Bird and the Grey Wolf. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

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"The Solar System: A Cosmic Symphony Unveiled" In the vast expanse of space, our home planet Earth appears as a mere speck, a Pale Blue Dot amidst the infinite wonders of the solar system. Voyager 1, humanity's farthest-reaching spacecraft, captured this humbling perspective in its iconic photograph. As we journey further into the depths of space, we encounter breathtaking sights like Earthrise over Moon. The Apollo 8 mission gifted us with this awe-inspiring image that forever changed our perception of our place in the universe. Just as artists have immortalized moments on canvas, JMW Turner's masterpiece "The Fighting Temeraire" reminds us of our connection to celestial bodies. Similarly, the 1919 solar eclipse allowed scientists to validate Einstein's theory of general relativity and opened new doors to understanding gravity's role in shaping our solar system. Amidst these scientific endeavors lies an artistic touch—the Sounds of Earth Record Cover. This golden record aboard Voyager carries sounds and images representing humanity's diverse cultures and achievements—a testament to both science and art intertwining harmoniously. Venturing deeper into space reveals mesmerizing phenomena such as Orion nebula—an ethereal birthplace for stars where cosmic forces shape new worlds. And just like how artwork can capture fleeting moments, Earthrise photograph turned artwork captures a profound sense of wonder at witnessing our own planet from afar. Yet even centuries ago, artists like Samuel Palmer envisioned otherworldly landscapes through their imagination—like Coming from Evening Church—a glimpse into an artist's interpretation beyond earthly realms. Joseph Farquharson's The Silence of Snows transports us to serene wintry scenes that evoke tranquility amidst cosmic chaos. Once again, a solar eclipse captivates minds—this time in 1919—as it did during Christ in the Wilderness by Briton Riviere (1898). These celestial events remind us that nature holds immense power while inspiring artistic expressions that transcend time.