Artistic or Computer Generated Astronomy Images?

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This discussion centers on sharing artistic and computer-generated images of astronomical subjects, emphasizing artistic merit over realism. Participants are encouraged to post images while adhering to copyright laws, with a suggestion to link to images rather than directly posting them if uncertain about copyright status. The conversation references Wikipedia as a source for freely distributable images and highlights the importance of image size, recommending dimensions not exceeding 650 x 490 pixels to maintain forum integrity.

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I would like to start a thread where we can post artistic or computer generated images of planets, stars, etc. This is mainly for artistic merit and not neccesarily realism in the photos. If you want, you can also post real astronomy images.
Be sure to not break any copyrights. If you are unsure, you can post a link to the page instead of putting the image here on PF.
Wikipedia images generally use licences that make them okay to distribute.

Awesome artistic illustration from Wikipedia's http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_planet" page.
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And http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gliese_581c" .
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Some articles with images.
http://www.physorg.com/news/2010-12-super-earth-atmosphere-steamy-gassy.html
http://wattsupwiththat.com/2010/09/30/newly-discovered-planet-may-have-water-on-its-surface/
 

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Another one! Artistic image of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gliese_581c" .
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Please resize your photos to be no larger than 650 x 490 pixels. We already have a similar thread.
 
Sorry.
Where is the other thread? It might just be better to merge them.
 
FtlIsAwesome said:
Sorry.
Where is the other thread? It might just be better to merge them.
https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=106621 But it's old. I think a new thread for astronomy images is fine. Just keep them the right size so they don't distort the forum.
 
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