astronomical

Plate from <n>Sir Robert Stawell Ball</n>'s book, based on 1878 eclipse photos by <n>William Harkness</n>.

<n>Moon and Stars Dictionary Art Print</n> by <n>TheNewTenant</n>, an upcycled artwork on a vintage dictionary page.

Illustration by <n>Nikolay Nedbaylo</n> for the science magazine <n>Tekhnika Molodezhi</n>, 1979.

<n>Disconnection Event</n> by <n>Gerald Rhemann</n>, winner of the 2022 <n>Astronomy Photographer of the Year</n> award.

Illustration of a <n>Fire-Ball</n> seen from the <n>Observatory at Juvisy</n>, August 10, 1899.

A detail from <n>The Flight into Egypt</n> (1609) by <n>Adam Elsheimer</n>.

<n>Plate VIII</n> from <n>Thomas Wright</n>'s 1750 book, <n>An Original Theory or New Hypothesis of the Universe</n>.

Plate XV, <n>The Great Nebula in Andromeda</n>, from <n>The Story of the Heavens</n> by <n>Sir Robert Stawell Ball</n>.

<n>Lucien Rudaux</n>'s illustration of the 1933 <n>Draconids meteor shower</n>, published by <n>Larousse</n>.

Star shower animation by <n>SuperGif</n>.

Cover art for <n>Dougie Bowne</n>'s album <n>The Stars Are Indispensable</n>. Artwork by <n>Robert Fludd</n>.

The Herbig-Haro object <n>HH 45</n> in the <n>Running Man Nebula</n>, captured by the <n>Hubble Space Telescope</n>.

Plate XVI from <n>Thomas Wright</n>'s 1750 book, <n>An Original Theory or New Hypothesis of the Universe</n>.

<n>Journey inward.</n>, a <n>pen and ink</n> <n>dotwork</n> illustration.