I don't know what this is, but I had a ball creating it.
Critiques are welcome, if you so wish.

For updated image see link below...
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I definitely like this one Wallace.

Thanks lylejk!

Feels quite dramatic actually, dramatic in a space-scale way. I don't interpret it as something sudden, but rather like some huge effect viewed from a large distance, like the formation of a nebula. Cool!
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Gorgeous work Wallace. Looks like you used a flame fractal, some lens flare and other stuff. A couple of small planets in the foreground might add scale, depth and drama.

Really nice, i would add some more Detail like more nebula in distance or more colorvariations for the stars.

Could you try a quasar? http://wall.alphacoders.com/big.php?i=4317

And why is your art here so much different then compared with this? http://geosammy.deviantart.com/gallery/29153469
Just curious

Definately intriguing.

I'm not sure what you mean. I believe that about 99% of my art that can be seen DA was made with Gimp.
Most of what I've posted here can also be found in my deviantArt account.
Also, some things I make exclusively for GC and others for DA.
There's also much more in terms of my art in my deviantArt account then there is here.

BTW... Here an image update.

Nice work Wallace!

Thanks Erisian.

Nice - The uhm "thing" in the center almost looks like a pulsar.

Two stars in a binary, colliding. I like the colors in it, nice explosion orange.

I guess that's what it is then, a pulsar.


Interesting...
Thanks Ek22.

Way cool. I love space images!

Yes I agree and thanks GnuTux.

Neat! Actually looks like a picture taken from a satellite.

I think it looked better without the planets myself.
Cool super nova effect.

Yeah me too, but those were suggestions to help make the image more interesting and I really like to use super novas whenever I can.