#spacetober2023 — Public Fediverse posts

I apologize for spamming Masto last month during #Spacetober2023 — probably not a good look to be ever blasting out and rarely responding. This year I was trying to tackle updates on 7-8 platforms, which was… a lot. I didn’t have time to devote to cultivating conversations (a lot of life going on in October, as well), and maybe that’s why engagement has dropped off here.

I’m not sure what to do with you, Mastodon. 😔

Today’s #SpacetoberChallenge is #Future! VOYAGE TO THE TWO ASTEROIDS is a whimsical #watercolor #painting of the #DART mission about to redirect #asteroid Dimorphos. In my view, this mission demonstrating asteroid redirection is the future of planetary protection, and an incredible feat!

#SpaceArt #SpaceArtist #AstroArt #SciArt #Spacetober2023 #Spacetober #SpacetoberChallenge_03 #art #Space #MastoArt #MastoArtists #FediArt #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #ArtMatters #ArtistsOfMastodon

Today’s #SpacetoberChallenge is #Hubble! SPECTRAL LAGOON is a pearlescent #watercolor on black paper, of the Lagoon #Nebula as seen by #NASA Hubble in 2018.

#SpaceArt #SpaceArtist #AstroArt #SciArt #cosmicart #Spacetober2023 #Spacetober #SpacetoberChallenge_03 #nebulae #art #painting #Space #MastoArt #MastoArtists #FediArt #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #ArtMatters #ArtistsOfMastodon

Today’s #SpacetoberChallenge is #Orion! ORION’S PERSPECTIVE is a #watercolor and #ink #illustration of the @nasa Orion capsule looking back on the Earth and the far side of the #Moon.

#SpaceArt #SpaceArtist #AstroArt #SciArt #Spacetober2023 #Spacetober #SpacetoberChallenge_03 #art #painting #Space
#MastoArt #MastoArtists #FediArt #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #ArtMatters #ArtistsOfMastodon

Today’s #SpacetoberChallenge is #Heliophysics! SEEING SPOTS is a #watercolor #painting of an X-class flare on the sun, imaged at Sacramento Peak in New Mexico.

#SpaceArt #SpaceArtist #AstroArt #SciArt #Spacetober2023 #Spacetober #SpacetoberChallenge_03 #art #Space
#MastoArt #MastoArtists #FediArt #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #ArtMatters #ArtistsOfMastodon @nasa

Today’s #SpacetoberChallenge is #SpaceCenter! CATHEDRAL is a #watercolor #painting of one of my favorite buildings, the glorious Vehicle Assembly Building at @nasa Kennedy Space Center.

#SpaceArt #SpaceArtist #AstroArt #SciArt #Spacetober2023 #Spacetober #SpacetoberChallenge_03 #art #Space
#MastoArt #MastoArtists #FediArt #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #ArtMatters #ArtistsOfMastodon

Today’s #SpacetoberChallenge is #Planet! HUES OF VENUS is a pearlescent #watercolor #painting on black based on a false color image from the #JAXA Atatsuki spacecraft orbiting #Venus.

#SpaceArt #SpaceArtist #AstroArt #SciArt #Spacetober2023 #Spacetober #SpacetoberChallenge_03 #art #Space
#MastoArt #MastoArtists #FediArt #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #ArtMatters #ArtistsOfMastodon

Today’s #SpacetoberChallenge is #Spacecraft! HEAVY LIGHT is a #watercolor #painting of the SpaceX Falcon Heavy launching last November. I was so sorry to miss a chance to see one in person when the Psyche mission delayed a week, but one of these days…

#SpaceArt #SpaceArtist #AstroArt #SciArt #Spacetober2023 #Spacetober #SpacetoberChallenge_03 #art #Space
#MastoArt #MastoArtists #FediArt #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #ArtMatters #ArtistsOfMastodon

Today’s #SpacetoberChallenge is #Habitat! LUNAR TRANSIT is a #watercolor #painting (not quite finished 😬) of the #ISS seen passing in front of the #Moon.

#SpaceArt #SpaceArtist #AstroArt #SciArt #Spacetober2023 #Spacetober #SpacetoberChallenge_03 #art #Space
#MastoArt #MastoArtists #FediArt #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #ArtMatters #ArtistsOfMastodon

Today’s #SpacetoberChallenge is #Landing! ARTEMIS I SPLASHDOWN is a #watercolor #painting of the Orion capsule about to splash down, ending a picture-perfect mission. I’m excited to see what the coming Artemis missions will accomplish!

#moon #lunar #SpaceArt #SpaceArtist #AstroArt #SciArt #Spacetober2023 #Spacetober #SpacetoberChallenge_03 #art #Space #spaceartist @nasa
#MastoArt #MastoArtists #FediArt #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #ArtMatters #ArtistsOfMastodon

Today’s #SpacetoberChallenge is #Nebula! WEBB’S RING is a #watercolor #painting of the Ring Nebula as seen by the James Webb Space Telescope in enhanced/assigned-color.

#JWSTArt #UnfoldtheUniverse #webb #SpaceArt #SpaceArtist #AstroArt #SciArt #Spacetober2023 #Spacetober #SpacetoberChallenge_03 #art #Space #spaceartist @nasa
#MastoArt #MastoArtists #FediArt #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #ArtMatters #ArtistsOfMastodon

Today’s #SpacetoberChallenge is #NewHorizons! WE STILL LOVE YOU is a #watercolor #painting of our favorite demoted planet, #Pluto!

#SpaceArt #SciArt #Spacetober2023 #Spacetober #SpacetoberChallenge_03 #art #Space #spaceartist @nasa
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Today’s #SpacetoberChallenge is #Launch! STARSHIP SPECTRUM is a #watercolor #painting of the first SpaceX Starship launch on April 20, 2023, based on a spectacular photo by Trevor Mahlmann 🤩🚀🌈

#SpaceArt #SciArt #Spacetober2023 #Spacetober #SpacetoberChallenge_03 #art #Space #spaceflight #ship24
#MastoArt #MastoArtists #FediArt #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #ArtMatters #ArtistsOfMastodon #SpaceArtist

Today’s #SpacetoberChallenge is #Eclipse! ANNULAR is a #watercolor #painting of today’s #AnnularSolarEclipse from Medford, OR. (Brief annularity, but the clouds broke up just in time to enjoy it, before coming back to remind us that yes, this is in fact Oregon.)

#SpaceArt #SciArt #Spacetober2023 #Spacetober #SpacetoberChallenge_03 #art #Space #MastoArt #MastoArtists #FediArt #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #ArtMatters #ArtistsOfMastodon

Today’s #SpacetoberChallenge is Historic Launch Vehicles! REACHING FOR THE STARS is an #ink #illustration of SpaceX Starship 24 mating with the Falcon Super Heavy booster.

#SpaceArt #SciArt #inkdrawing #Spacetober2023 #Spacetober #SpacetoberChallenge_03 #art #spaceflight #Space
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Today’s #SpacetoberChallenge is #Earth! This is ORBITAL VISTA, a pearlescent watercolor painting of aurora seen from the ISS with a night view of Earth with cities sparkling like diamonds.

#SpaceArt #SciArt #watercolor #Spacetober2023 #Spacetober #SpacetoberChallenge_03 #painting #art #aurora #Space
#MastoArt #MastoArtists #FediArt #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #ArtMatters #ArtistsOfMastodon

Day 8: stars cluster
Pleiades

#spacetober #spacetober2023 #spacetoberchallenge #astronomy #art

Today’s #SpacetoberChallenge is #JWST! This is UNSEEN PILLARS, a pearlescent #watercolor #painting of the Eagle Nebula (M16 star-forming region) as seen by the James Webb Space Telescope.

#SpaceArt #SciArt #Spacetober2023 #Spacetober #SpacetoberChallenge_03 #art #Astronomy #Space #MastoArt #MastoArtists #FediArt #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #ArtMatters #ArtistsOfMastodon

Today’s #SpacetoberChallenge is #Moon! This is DIANA, a watercolor painting of our Moon seen at sunset, inspired by CosmicBackground‘s October calendar photo 🤩

6x8”, watercolor and ink on cotton.

#SpaceArt #SciArt #Spacetober2023 #Spacetober #SpacetoberChallenge_03
#MastoArt #MastoArtists #FediArt #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #ArtMatters #ArtistsOfMastodon

Today’s #SpacetoberChallenge is #Astronaut! Today is a travel day and I didn’t have time to do something new. So here’s two from the archives!

FACE THE ABYSS, in which I toss an astronaut into an inky wormhole.

SELF-PORTRAIT, AGE 5: in case anyone was in doubt, why YES, I HAVE been a space nerd all my life. 😅😅

#SpaceArt #SciArt #Spacetober2023 #Spacetober #SpacetoberChallenge_03
#MastoArt #MastoArtists #FediArt #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #ArtMatters #ArtistsOfMastodon

Today’s #SpacetoberChallenge is #Asteroids! Here’s FAREWELL TO BENNU, a #watercolor #painting of the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft departing #asteroid #Bennu to return to Earth.

#SpaceArt #SciArt #Spacetober2023 #Spacetober #SpacetoberChallenge_03 #osirisrex #samplereturn #watercolorart #MastoArt #MastoArtists #FediArt #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #ArtMatters #ArtistsOfMastodon

Today’s #SpacetoberChallenge is #Galaxy! Presenting ASTRAL JELLYFISH, my interpretation of a #Hubble image of the JW39 jellyfish galaxy.

#SpaceArt #SciArt #Spacetober2023 #Spacetober #SpacetoberChallenge_03 #Space #galaxies #watercolor #watercolour #watercolorart
#MastoArt #MastoArtists #FediArt #BuyIntoArt #AYearForArt #ArtMatters #ArtistsOfMastodon

Today’s #SpacetoberChallenge is #Rocket! Presenting THE FUTURE IS HERE, commemorating the first Starship test launch in April 2023.

@spacetober_challenge @SpacetoberIsGo @SpaceX #SpaceArt #SciArt #Spacetober2023 #Spacetober #SpacetoberChallenge_03 #illustration #Starship #watercolor #spaceflight