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by Dacio
Sun Jan 16, 2011 11:22 pm
Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
Topic: Astronomy and Fine Art
Replies: 5
Views: 857

Re: Astronomy and Fine Art

Are they oil paintings? I liked painting too ("Thatched Cottages at Cordeville" Van Gogh, "Young Girls at the piano" Pierre-Auguste Renoir, "Santorin and the sea in Greece" from a photo in a book, "My sweet rose" or "The soul of the rose" by John Wi...
by Dacio
Sun Jan 16, 2011 11:03 pm
Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
Topic: Astronomy and Fine Art
Replies: 5
Views: 857

Re: Astronomy and Fine Art

Hello and welcome, Dacio! I'm glad you joined! I well remember your submission of the Antennae Galaxies , and find your work really lovely! Yes, how nice of you to remember. I recently had the chance to take high resolution pictures of my paintings using a profesional camera, can you spot the diffe...
by Dacio
Sun Jan 16, 2011 10:58 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: NGC 7293: The Helix Nebula (2011 Jan 08)
Replies: 15
Views: 4518

Re: APOD: NGC 7293: The Helix Nebula (2011 Jan 08)

Thank you Dacio for posting the video the "Hubble Minute" :) From above, the Helix Nebula looks like a little to the interior of the Yellowstone's volcano, so beautiful! Bonjour Céline, Thank you for posting my paintings, that was so nice of you. You are right, the Helix nebula does look ...
by Dacio
Thu Jan 13, 2011 2:09 am
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: NGC 7293: The Helix Nebula (2011 Jan 08)
Replies: 15
Views: 4518

Re: APOD: NGC 7293: The Helix Nebula (2011 Jan 08)

The issue of how such a diverse range of nebular shapes can be produced is a controversial topic. What I refer to in this beautiful image of the Helix Nebula as "blobs" that inhabit the inner ring (approx), and appear as globular entities with a trailing "robe" in their shadows,...
by Dacio
Thu Jan 13, 2011 1:52 am
Forum: The Asterisk Café: Discuss Anything Astronomy Related
Topic: Astronomy and Fine Art
Replies: 5
Views: 857

Astronomy and Fine Art

Hello Everyone, I've been reading for a while this forum, finally decided to register to share with you. My name is Dacio and I paint the colors of the cosmos. I'm a painter and a web developer with a passion for sharing astronomy and science. Here are some of my paintings, you can learn more about ...