Plane and profile views of stars moving around a central body (1750) by Thomas Wright, from An Original Theory or New Hypothesis of the Universe.

Source: The Getty / Internet Archive

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/482a4338-3dfd-4c22-882d-ed00bfd860cc

#diagrams #orbits #space #astronomy #cosmos #universe #stars #spheres #celestial #art #publicdomain

https://www.ft.com/content/55235da5-9a3f-4e0f-b00c-4e1f5abdc606

Prediction: because of the physical limitations of low earth orbit #LEO - these idiots (#Mush #Bezos etc.) will destroy that #space in no time. Bye-bye #space-based benefits such as #research.

#satellites #orbits #science #technology

“Solar System” Quilt (1876–ca. 1883) by Ellen Harding Baker.

Source: Smithsonian Libraries and Archives

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/fa3bf009-8700-48b1-8867-bc6c0a8151c0

#embroidery #planets #orbits #astronomy #quilts #cosmos #education #sun #stars #comets #art #publicdomain

With the solar motion of Mercury, the geography of Antarctica, and aspects that are utterly alien, my planet Cerberus is coming along nicely.

Read more at my #blog: https://www.adamasnemesis.com/2025/12/16/fleshing-out-cerberus-antarctic-vibes/

This post's featured image is a NASA satellite image of the Antarctic Dry Valleys.

#worldbuilding #planet #continents #geology #tidallock #spinorbitresonance #atmospheres #orbits #alienplanet #climate #scifi #sciencefiction

Selenographic Phases of the Moon (1660) by Andreas Cellarius, from Harmonia Macrocosmica.

Source: Stanford University Libraries

Available to buy as a print.

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/c1abe68d-2f14-4c45-8dc9-695f14048e96

#maps #moon #cartography #planets #orbits #astronomy #universe #cosmology #celestial #art #publicdomain