An "Exomoon" is a rather new astronomical term for a moon that circles an exoplanet. It's a part of a solar system far away from Earth, detected by equipment and telescopes which are able to catch infinitesimal variations that tell us that a star has planets of its own. Now we know that these foreign planets have moons just like the ones in our own solar system. Well, not just like them, but after seeing what space probes have told us, exomoons might look a lot like our moons and even variant planets. We aren't going to get there to find out for sure, but the upcoming space telescopes planned for launch or establishment on Earth should show something that looks like the spheres of rock and ice we have already seen, or gas giants like Jupiter or Saturn. This is why ultimately other solar systems will remain unvisited by any human being except artists.
Black marker ink framework drawing, colored in Photoshop, 7 1/4" x 2", February 11, 2019.
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I've always liked your geometric images, and the colors you choose for them.
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