Astro Art of the Week: Space City of the Future

By Nancy Atkinson - September 7, 2009 at 4:03 PM UTC | Site News

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Ever try to imagine what cities on other planets or moons might look like? Universe Today reader Alan Lipkin put his imagination to work for this week's edition of Astro Art. But do you recognize the different images Alan Photoshopped together to create this very futuristic city? "It is Saturn's moon Phoebe with New York City inserted in the craters Jason and Erginus," Alan revealed. Additionally, a portion of the Wild Duck Cluster is the backdrop.

Readers may remember that Alan was the original inspiration for Astro Art of the Week with

this submission here.

If you've got a space or astronomy image you've created and would like to share it, submit it to

Nancy

. We're also still looking for a better title than "Astro Art of the Week" -- so if you have any suggestions for something a little more catchy, post your idea in the comments.

Nancy Atkinson

Nancy Atkinson is a space journalist and author with a passion for telling the stories of people involved in space exploration and astronomy. She is currently retired from daily writing, but worked at Universe Today for 20 years as a writer and editor. She also contributed articles to The Planetary Society, Ad Astra (National Space Society), New Scientist and many other online outlets.

Her 2019 book, "Eight Years to the Moon: The History of the Apollo Missions,” shares the untold stories of engineers and scientists who worked behind the scenes to make the Apollo program so successful, despite the daunting odds against it. Her first book “Incredible Stories From Space: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Missions Changing Our View of the Cosmos” (2016) tells the stories of 37 scientists and engineers that work on several current NASA robotic missions to explore the solar system and beyond.

Nancy is also a NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador, and through this program, she has the opportunity to share her passion of space and astronomy with children and adults through presentations and programs. Nancy's personal website is nancyatkinson.com