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A half-star rating is probably the best this ball of gas could get in celestial terms, for it's not quite a properly developed star with nuclear fusion in its core, yet still not as small and dark as a planet either. It's an oddball somewhere in between, filling the gap between what's a star and what's a planet and one that I don't see often illustrated in much detail among the space art genre.

It's actually a "Brown Dwarf" star, though technically giving off brown light is impossible, but the name was just to fill the dim, cool area of the star spectrum between red and black. A weak reddish-orange light shows more noticeably on the side in the dark while the brighter side in this case is being lit up by a companion star. They apparently may have Jupiter-like stripes, whiter stripes are thicker, high altitude clouds, so they mask out the feeble light coming from the heat inside while it shines through less interrupted in the shallower, darker bands. Some asteroids and moons are bound to orbit around it.

So my comment was more scientific this time, art-wise I admit it's not anything new or groundbreaking for me. But I just wanted to have fun drawing something relatively easy for me since I've been focusing on mostly tedious stuff lately. This was a nice break I created over a couple of days and arguably one of the most detailed brown dwarf renderings around, so I'm pretty happy with that ;)

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~OddFox17 Jul 7, 2012  Student Writer
It's basically a wannabe star. It wants to hang with the big boys, but it doesn't have what it takes.
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*theubbergeek2 Mar 11, 2013
Note that it is not a condamnation... In theory, if given enough mass material from X - like a big star shredding stuff out - it would possibly ignite for real and turn into a star, like how some 'corpses' of stars evolve farther the same way (Novas and all)
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~OddFox17 Mar 11, 2013  Student Writer
How much mass would it need?
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*theubbergeek2 Mar 11, 2013
The exact rules that say 'that will flare into a star' and 'that will NOT fly, Willbur' is not clear... from what I heard, maybe around 10-12 jupiters size, and that become a red dwarf star, smallest true star (in adult life). A lot of material, but not theorically impossible, maybe... extraordinary event would be needed.
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`priteeboy Jul 7, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
I know what that's like :saddummy:
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~Baro Nov 9, 2011
love everything about it!
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`priteeboy Nov 9, 2011  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Found this one kinda late :XD:

Glad you love it! 8-)
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~wishspell1 Sep 26, 2011
how much?
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~blindBraille Sep 11, 2011
All your art is amazing, I mostly view it as places that in all probability have to exist in the infinite void of space but that humans -at least not in the near future- won't be able to see. I have always loved space and astrological studies your artwork just brings to life what most people can only imagine. I see your posts from time to time and I am always thrilled that despite your hardships you continue to put out amazing artwork. Thank you!
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`priteeboy Sep 11, 2011  Hobbyist Digital Artist
I create most of these based on situations I like to think could happen :nod: And I wouldn't be surprised if it were true. Unfortunately you're right that all of those discoveries are still way off :doh:

Glad you still enjoy my work :D
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