"Solar System Formation"  By Don Davis.
The formation of the Solar System is shown, with a major world in the progress of forming by gathering loose nearby material from the primordial nebula. Jets erupt from the poles and background nebula hint at the glory of star formation regions. This is an instance when trying to show a true perspective view would tend to defeat the intended idea of conveying an overall situation. All the ellipses would be too flat to see.

Hi Gang. Hope your holidays were nice! This month we’re talking about digital art. A couple of months ago, Dave Hardy suggested we have a digital art contest where members “paint” a picture on computer screen, here are the results! We’ve got Part Two of the Board report and news on two new positions established by the Board to meet the needs of our growing organization: Projects Officer and Public Relations Office. ‘Till next time - Enjoy….

In this e-Pulsar:

New Board Officers  From Mark Mercury

Board Workshop  By Dana Berry & Don Davis

Digital Worlds....

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Astronomical Feature of the Month: SINUOUS RILLES

By Joe Bergeron

The gas giant Meepzor is master of a well-known host of highly various moons. It looks like the moon in the foreground is subject to some pretty vicious tidal forces. Drawn primarily in PixelPaint Professional.

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