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Pictures of the day - November 23, 2018

Blue gas-giant with a beautiful set of rings. The planet orbits 70.44 AU from a pair of binary stars, of which are 1.5 and 9.3 times brighter than our sun. This planet has a rather bland atmosphere, resembling a bluer version of Uranus, and a group of large moons orbiting it.

Space Engine System ID: RS 5581-14-5-28086-451 A

Pictures of the Day 2 - December 30, 2018

Here we come across an Earth-like world with violet hued skies. This planet supports marine life and orbits a star within a globular cluster. There are 137 star systems just within 5 light years of this planet, and the planet’s sky is lit up with their light. Most of the stars are close enough to be visible during the day. Additionally, this planet is located within a quandary star system consisting of an K type orange dwarf orbited three smaller red dwarfs in a wide complex orbit.

While Earth-Like, there are notable differences from Earth. First, the planet has almost no obliquity meaning it has no axial tilt and therefore does not experience seasons. Massive ice caps cover both poles. The planet also spins very slowly with a solar day lasting almost 3.86 Earth days. Only 4 small asteroid moons orbit the planet. Additionally, life is limited to the oceans, and the atmosphere is almost entirely made up of carbon dioxide.

Space Engine System ID: RSC 5581-4-4-2706-51 A4 to visit the system in Space Engine.

Planet Stats Below:

Radius: 5,268.61 km (0.83 x Earth) Mass: 0.59 Earth Masses Orbital Distance: 0.43 AU Length of Year: 118.88 Days Length of Solar Day: 3.86 Days Gravity: 0.86 g Average Temperature: 277 K (39° F) Atmospheric Pressure: 0.52 Atmospheres Atmospheric Composition: 92.7% Carbon Dioxide, 4.23% Nitrogen, 3.02% Oxygen, 0.05% Sulfur Dioxide.

Edited screenshot I took of a gas giant from the simulator “Space Engine” [3089x2980]

Picture of the day 2 - November 26, 2018

Ringed blue-colored titan orbiting a pair of distant stars.

Glowing Sky

Picture of the Day 2 - November 4, 2018

Auroras glow brilliantly over a lunar sky with the Milky way Galaxy looming large.

Picture of the day - December 10, 2018

The cracked surface of Insight B-VI’s fourth moon.

New pics of the Insight A system coming soon.

Picture of the day - January 8, 2019

Earth-Like planet with red-colored vegetation.

Space Engine System ID: 8550-3145-7-381564-296 3 to visit the planet in space engine.

I am on Pillowfort if my blog disappears tomorrow.

sharkspaceengine on Pillowfort.

I doubt my blog with disappear, but just in case, the link is above. BTW I am participating in the Tumblr boycott, so I will be back on Tuesday.

If Mars were Terraformed (tablet) Click the image to download the correct size for your tablet in high resolution

Pictures of the day - December 19, 2018

Insight A System - Fourth Planet (Insight A-IV)

Insight A-IV is the fourth and largest planet orbiting Insight A. It is a large ice giant planet with a mass 41.38 times that of Earth and a diameter of 4.41 Earths. The planet has a hot atmosphere with a temperature of 297 F, which is dominated by hydrogen and helium. Additionally, a single large moon orbits the planet alongside 13 smaller asteroid-like satellites.

The planet orbits it’s sun at an average distance of 0.36 AU, completing an orbit once every 72.17 Earth Days. The planet is not tidally locked, but has a slow rotational rate of 288.70 Earth days, resulting in solar days that last 96.23 Earth days.

High Resolution Pictures

Insight A-IV

Stormy North Pole

Setting Sun

Crescents

View from the moon