Eta Carinae - Dawn of a Supernova by Rich2
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No AI - This artwork was created entirely by hand or with traditional digital tools.
Description
Another science factual / fanciful tidbit from my imagination. The background is taken from a Hubble Telescope image of the giant binary star Eta Carina, which lies 7,000 – 8,000 light years distant from us. The two balloon-shaped lobes are expelled matter probably coming from its greatest outburst that was seen in 1843. This hypothetical view would be from a world several hundred light years distant from the dying star. In a million years or so, Eta Carinae will go supernova and become the brightest object in Earth skies, with the exception to our Sun. The gamma ray burst from the explosion could have a profound effect here on Earth.

Comments (13)
very nice and well done render!
Very nice!
Fantasmic, Rich!
Fantastic Sci-Fi Landscape and Scene!! -Will-
Fantastic scene and lighting! Great terrain. Corrie
Hide! Now! Great view, but dangerous...
Looks like a very inhospitable place
Thanks for the heads up, Rich; got a space cleared under the kitchen table, pacifier and paper bag at hand. The background works well with the desaturated terrain.
Klasse Arbeit ! Ja ! Der Gammastrahlen Regen könnte hier auf der Erde verheehrende Folgen haben. Sie haben eine gute vorstellungskraft wie meine.
This is fantastic; I've looked at this image for a long time and must say - you've outdone yourself.
cool render & starfield
excellent space scene, and additional info!
Don't wanna be there when that fucker blows...