Rob Rey
Member Since October 2013
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Pluto Unveiled
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Art Details
| Title: | Pluto Unveiled |
| Genre: | Fantasy |
| Mediums: | Oils |
| For Sale: | Sold |
| Views: | 1991 |
| Posted: | 1/28/2016 |
| Status: | Unpublished |
About the Artist
Rob Rey
Member Since October 2013
Projects: Abend Gallery, Magic: The Gathering, Dungeons & Dragons, Upper Deck, Star Wars Trading Card Game, HEX Online Card Game
Location: Centennial, CO
Description
Oil, 12 x 16 inches
Painted to commemorate humanity' s first detailed glimpse of Pluto and it' s moon, Charon, made last year by the New Horizons spacecraft. It was an amazing accomplishment, and a momentous event to be alive for as the face of the dwarf planet became known to humans for the first time in history!
It takes light 4.6 hours to reach Pluto from Earth. To get a sense of just how far away that is, check out this great video by Wylie Overstreet and Alex Gorosh. At nearest approach, Pluto is about the same distance as Neptune.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zR3Igc3Rhfg
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