Sold $2,500.00 *PRINTS AVAILABLE* Galactic Pathways ©2012 Michael C. Turner Galactic Visions Space Art Acrylic on stretched canvas 48 x60 A colossal jetting spiral galaxy (a quasar) dominates a multi-galaxy filled sky as it rises above the horizon of a moon orbiting a ringed "super-earth" exo-galactic-planet. An array of satellite galaxies (spiral, elliptical, barred, globular, and irregular) creates a starry backdrop along with myriad other stellar companions. Such "Galactic Pathways" beckon intergalactic travelers across the Cosmos to boldly go where only imaginative minds dare go . . . Extended descriptor: The depicted galaxy is actually a super-quasar or bipolar jetting galaxy. Quasars are extragalactic phenomena emitting immense amounts of energy in the form of light, infrared radiation, etc, from a super massive/dense source. This energy source is a super-massive black hole located in the centre of the galaxy.

Cosmic Beacons ~ Wondrous Stars ©2013 Michael C. Turner ~ Galactic Visions Space Art The Cosmos is wondrously filled with amazing phenomena beyond imagination. The portion of the Cosmos which encompasses the known "universe" is miniscule relative to the true size and nature of the entire Cosmos which likely harbors inestimable other universes. Cosmological science has accumulated relatively little data regarding the true nature and scale of the known universe let alone that of the Cosmos.

"Cosmic Mystic" Copyright 2011/2013 ~ Michael C. Turner ~ Galactic Visions Space (Acrylic on stretched canvas using traditional bristle brush techniques 36 x 48") A brilliant burst of light radiates from within the stellar cauldron of a star-forming nebula as a newborn star ignites from energized gases, forming plasma tendrils which reach far beyond the star's disc. The resulting shockwave blasts matter from its path as it reverberates across space and time. The planetary system in the foreground is assuredly doomed. Such cosmic events might stir the minds and imaginations of sentient beings across myriad light years of space.

Sold $2,000.00 *PRINTS AVAILABLE* Stellar Annunciation * Cosmic Legacy ©2009 Michael C. Turner ~ Galactic Visions Space Art ~ Acrylic 30 X 40" A brilliant burst of light announces the birth of a cosmic phenomenon deep within the womb of a spiral quasar galaxy, creating bi-polar beams, illuminating the shores of space like a celestial light house. A colossal Earth-like planet and its lunar siblings (in a stellar system within a companion satellite galaxy) are bathed in celestial light. Sentient life-forms on planets in both galaxies would assuredly associate such cosmic events with myth, lore, legend and prophecy. Ancient civilizations on planet Earth frequently attributed celestial phenomena with positive and negative interpretations of social, political and religious events.

Artist's Personal Collection *PRINTS AVAILABLE* Acrylic on stretched canvas 36 x 48" Shinning brilliantly from the womb of a birthing nebula, a new-born quasar "star" illuminates the central regions of a newly forming spiral galactic mass or protogalaxy. Galactic arms spiral outward, thousands of light years or trillions of miles, revealing myriad clusters of star-filled nebulae with swirling orbs of stellar gases and dust which will ultimately give birth to new generations of stellar families. An Earth-like planet is bathed in the virgin light of the cosmic lighthouse, otherwise known as a quasar, as it transits creating intriguing imagery of a celestial, Christmas Star, vignette. Two other companion worlds (one in the extreme upper right and the other near the extreme left middle) are approaching similar stellar conjunctions making this a tri-stellar/planetary conjunction. Such scenes as this, once considered only hypothetical, are now supported by astronomical science.

SOLD $3,000.00 *PRINTS AVAILABLE* Cosmic Conception ~ Immaculate Star ~ Lord Of Light ©2011 Michael C. Turner ~ Galactic Visions Space Art (Acrylic 48 x 60") From deep within the fertile womb of a star-rich nebula, a brilliant new-born star, a nova, illuminates the shores of an extrasolar planet in a remote galactic realm. This "Lord Of Light" makes all other stars dim in comparison as its intensive light beams become exponentially brighter. Dispelling the nebular dust clouds, which previously shrouded it from direct observation, it diminishes the light of its stellar siblings. Viewed from the misty surface of a super size terrestrial exoplanet, its cosmic beacon bathes the night sky and the planet's surface like a celestial lighthouse with an ethereal light, revealing a world with abundant liquid water, one of the prerequisites for life. Three of the primary planet's satellite companions traverse the nebular background creating a dramatic otherworldly scene that may be far more common than rare according to modern cosmological data. Sentient beings, across space and time, witnessing such a Cosmic Conception would assuredly proclaim this Lord of Light an Immaculate Star.

Stellar Connections Copyright Michael C. Turner Galactic Visions Space Art A view of a multiple star system from the surface of a frozen moon orbiting a gas giant where two of the primary stars are embraced in the throes of their gravitational connections. Plasma from the binaries, one a blue giant star and the other a yellow mid-size star, mingle as the blue giant slowly devours its yellow companion.

SOLD $2,500.00 *PRINTS AVAILABLE* "Galactic Stream" Copyright 2012 ~ Michael C. Turner ~ Galactic Visions Space Art ~ Acrylic on canvas 36 x 48" A jetting (quasar) galaxy viewed from the surface of an actively volcanic rogue planet within a neighboring globular cluster . . . Erupting volcanoes and related phenomena create a Hades-like vista as the volcanic gases, debris and magma flow across the surface and within the atmosphere merging with the galactic background.

Sold $2,000.00 *PRINTS AVAILABLE* Cosmic Trinity ~ Divine Star ©2012 Michael C. Turner ~ Galactic Visions Space Art ~ 30 x 48" A rare alignment of stars and their host of celestial bodies create an inspirational iconic vista in a multiple star system located in one of the outer arms of a remote spiral galaxy. Three of the companion stars/suns align with the fourth primary star/sun creating a dual triangular visual configuration as the primary star appears to provide unity of the three companion stars as well as manifest its intensity to the terrestrial class planet in the foreground. The Cosmos is filled with wonders beyond imagination. Since ancient times the night sky has inspired innumerable minds to ponder the mysteries of the Cosmos. Inevitably, sentient beings must leave the terrestrial home cradle to explore distant celestial frontiers. Celestial events were often regarded as heralds of divine interaction with the mortal world. Every ancient civilization created myths and legends to relate such Cosmic events to human history through the spoken and/or written word.