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ROSETTA STONE STAR

Artist: DAVIS MELTZER (Painter)

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Title:	ROSETTA STONE STAR
Artist:	DAVIS MELTZER (Painter)
Media Type:	Paint - Acrylic
Art Type:	Illustration
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	320
Likes on CAF:	2 3
Comments:	3
Added to Site:	3/16/2022
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17" x 14" by Davis Meltzer. Original gouache painting on paper. Date and if published is unknown.

In 2009, the European Space Agency's XMM-Newton orbiting X-ray telescope uncovered a celestial Rosetta stone: the first close-up of a white dwarf star, circling a companion star, that could explode into a particular kind of supernova in a few million years. These supernovae are used as beacons to measure cosmic distances and ultimately understand the expansion of our Universe.

Astronomers have been on the trail of this mysterious object since 1997, when they discovered that something was giving off X-rays near the bright star HD 49798. Now, thanks to XMM-Newton's superior sensitivity, the mysterious object has been tracked along its orbit. The observation has shown it to be a white dwarf, the dead heart of a star, shining X-rays into space.

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Rick W
Member Since 2017

1 - Posted on 3/16/2022

A journey into wonder!

Bruce W
Member Since 2015

1 - Posted on 3/17/2022

Really interesting piece! It kind of reminds me of a Morris Scott Dollens, only done with talent. :-)

Neon Dragon
Member Since 2017

Posted on 3/17/2022

Bruce W wrote:

Really interesting piece!� It kind of reminds me of a Morris Scott Dollens, only done with talent. :-)

Haha, true! Thank you.

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