Alien Greenhouse

Exotic blooms and intense flora grow in the Emperor's Greenhouse on Cordero Prime. Scents and scenes of unimaginable splendors wait under the greenhouse roof.

Vegetation from dozens of galaxies, including the Milky Way, is featured. Strange flowers called 'lily pads' from a planet called Terra are prominently displayed in the plaza.

A green moon called Maholo rises in the jade-coloured skies of this distant world in the Sombrero Galaxy.

City Of Light

City of Dreams, City of Gems, City of Joy. Kaleidiscopia City has hundreds of nicknames throughout the Universe. The Pyramid Building is an example of the Kaleidiscopians fascination with both geometry and light.

Topiary Eclipse On Cordero Prime

Another stunning eclipse begins at dawn or Cordero Prime. The view is from the topiary section of the Emperor's Garden. The Corderans are obsessed with symmetry!

Eclipses are very common on Cordero Prime, courtesy of the planet's nine moons.

Late Summer Evening On Cordero Prime

A bittersweet evening begins at moonrise in the Emperor's Garden on Cordero Prime. The Summer days have dwindled down to only a precious few. The lush vegetation from all over the Sombrero Galaxy beckons the stars to shine in the pale evening sky.

Edge City

This notorious, domed city on Millagro V circles a purplish star in the Andromeda Galaxy. The domes keep out the lethal rays of the dying sun. Edge City is the gambling mecca of the Universe!

Cara Terra

This surreal planet in the Whirlpool Galaxy is very earth-like and also very unusual. Curious flying saucers from the Sombrero Galaxy are visiting Cara Terra. Thsy are busy observing a forest of Walking Face Trees, one of the most bizarre life-forms in the Universe!

The silvery-sun of Cara Terra gazes down at its very odd offspring.

Vulcano Dawn

Two orange suns dimly shine through the morning haze on Vulcano. A puff of water vapor escapes from a volcano on this lifeless world in the Sombrero Galaxy.

Vulcano And Pez

Vulcano is a volcanic world in the Sombrero Galaxy. The night sky has thousands of stars and a gigantic moon to turn the landscape a deep blue. A younger volcano still glows an angry red in the foreground!

The moon is called Pez. It sports two ice caps and a planet-wide ocean. Pez was named after the trillions of species of fish it proudly hosts in its alien sea!

Mars

A weak sun slowly slips behind a mesa on the Red Planet! Tracks from the Opportunity Rover and some crushed fossilized bones appear on the lower right. A few thin clouds help to decorate the cold evening sky of our mysterious neighbor.

Regulus III

This planet is only 78 light-years away in the Leo Constellation. A gigantic temple sits atop an active volcano on this oceanic world. Bizarre, kaleidoscopic patterns appear in its seas as the intense sun finally sets.

Green Evening

An ominous looking pink moon begins to rise as another green evening begins on Cordero Prime. The Emperor's Garden is lush with vegetation from all over the Sombrero Galaxy. Beds of exotic flowers with mysterious scents line a reflecting pool.

The Universe is rich with Life and incredible beauty! It is rich beyond all understanding, beyond all comprehension!

Triassicia II

This steamy world in the Andromeda Galaxy hosts a rich reptilian fauna, much like Earth in its Triassic Period. The small, butterscotch coloured sun is only 45 million miles from Triassicia.

A giant swamp lizard casts its shadow in the foreground.

Maris In The Morning

Another freezing day begins on icy Maris. A fleet of flying saucers buzzes by as the sun rises above the Ice Tower.

Here Come The Suns

Pongo IV orbits a triple-sun solar system in the Whirlpool Galaxy. The tiny planet orbits each sun individually in an exquisite ballet of celestial mechanics. Pongo IV's azure atmosphere is mostly methane. Lazy, pink clouds of chlorine gas drift by, and gaze down upon a very alien city.

Vecino III

Vecino III orbits a green and yellow star, only 1/4 light-year from Cordreo Prime. It is a ringed-world that can boast of incredible sunsets.

Both colourful suns peak through the amber rings at this beautiful world in the Sombrero Galaxy!

The Vecino flying-saucer airport glows in the foreground.

A Winter's Day On Maris

Cold Maris orbits its star about the same distance Mars orbits the Sun. Two bright blue UFO's are about to take off for Kaleidiscopia City--the capital of the Cordero Empire in the Sombrero Galaxy.

The City Of Ten-Thousand Stars

An ancient moon gazes down from its bed of stars above the blue towers of Kaleidiscopia City. The capital city of Cordero Prime lies near the center of a very rich and fertile cluster of stars, deep inside the Sombrero Galaxy!

Maris

This icy planet is a sibling of Cordero Prime and Venusia. A flying saucer is sailing between two crystalline towers in the distance. The planet is famous for its very cold beauty. Maris circles its sun about the same distance Mars circles our own star.

Venusia

Venusia is much warmer than its sister planet, Cordero Prime. It is a planet of small seas, lakes and canals. Venusia is an odd mix of Venice and Venus. Only a handful of nearby stars shine in its daytime skies

Summer Sunset Behind The Seven Towers

The fat, lazy sun takes its time setting on Cordero Prime. The sun is setting behind the Seven Towers of Kaleidiscopia City. Cordero Prime's sister planet, Venusia, takes the role of evening star in the marmalade skies of this distant world.

The Leaning Tower Of Kaleidiscopia City

The 30,000 foot Leaning Tower tilts very gently to the left in the starry skies of Kaleidiscopia City. The neon-green Cordero Museum in the foreground is only 10,000 feet high.

Bridge Of Cries

The golden Bridge Of Cries crosses the River Nil as it flows through Kaleidiscopia City. Thousands of stars in the sky can't resist gazing at themselves in the famous river as it flows to the sea. The bridge is solid gold, and is one of the Seven Wonders of the Sombrero Galaxy!

Kashmir Prime

The Summer moon rises above a tranquil seascape on Kashmir Prime. This planet is on the edge of a rich globular cluster in the Sombrero Galaxy. A constellation very much like the Southern Cross helps to decorate the sky!

Stairway To Heaven

The famous stairway is located 55 million light-years away on a planet in the Sombrero Galaxy. The planet is Cordero Prime and the place is Kaleidiscopia City.

The incredibly gigantic buildings of Kaleidiscopia City seem to touch the heavens. This building is using four-dimensional geometry. The 'stairway' is actually ten-miles high!

Cordero Prime is located in a very dense star cluster. A nearby blue sun has just gone nova!

Starry, Starry Night

The full moon is called Fue and it gracefully rises above some buildings in Kaleidiscopia City on a warm Summer's night. The massive metropolis covers 99$ of Cordero Prime's land area!

The Twin Towers Of Kaleidiscopia City

The gigantic Twin Towers eclipse a dark moon in the star-lit skies of Kaleidiscopia City on Cordero Prime. The city can boast of a 32nd Century technology. It's wide boulevards lined with endless skyscrapers seem to go on forever.

Cordero Prime is close to the center of a globular star cluster in the Sombrero Galaxy. Many of its colony worlds seem to watch from above in the dazzling skies of Kaleidiscopia City!

High Noon In Kaleidiscopia City

Dozens of nearby stars refuse to leave the sky even in the daytime on Cordero Prime. The lucky planet is located deep inside a thick globular star cluster in the Sombrero Galaxy.

A giant bird sails between the towers of Kaleidiscopia City in the typically green skies of this capital city.

Cordero Prime is a crowded planet, over 1 quadrillion people live there. The pyramid shaped building on the right can easily house 300 million people!

City Of Dreams

The City of Hope. The City of Ten-Thousand Stars. The City of Gems. Kaleidiscopia City goes by many nicknames throughout the Universe. The population of the city is over 800 billion! Kaleidiscopia City makes New York City seem like a village.

The Hyper-Dimensional Skyscrapers Of Kaleidiscopia City

The Kaleidiscopians favour a distinctive architecture for their capital city. The architecture is a mixture of Mayan and Assyrian, with an hyper-dimensional edge.

A barren moon has a difficult time competing with the exotic stars in the dark skies overhead.

The skyscrapers of Kaleidiscopia City always glow a neon green at night!

Night Sky Over Kaleidiscopia City

Another dark, sacred night over the Kaleidiscopia City skyline. This remarkable city is on the planet Cordero Prime. The planet is located in a very dense globular cluster in the Sombrero Galaxy! That galaxy teems with life; and it can boast of hosting over a million intelligent species.

The Streets Of Kaleidiscopia City

The capital of Cordero Prime, Kaleidiscopia City, is almost 10,000 years old. The 9,999 story Crystal Tower in the background has dominated the skyline for hundreds of generations.

A walk down the streets of this so-called City Of Gems can be very disorienting and surreal!

Dawn On Eres III

The first dawn of Summer begins on Eres III in the Whirlpool Galaxy. Bands of vegetation mirror bands of light in the sky on this very beautiful world so very far away!

August 2009

The month The Great Calamity came upon us all..!

The Milky Way Rises Above The Jasmine Sea

Jade III is a tropical planet that orbits a sun in the Large Magellanic Cloud, far above the Milky Way Galaxy! This tranquil planet sports an even more dramatic sky at night. Our sun is one of the billions of stars in the left arm of the Milky Way.

Evening Shuttle From Venusia

A multi-coloured shuttle sails over the Bridge of Sighs on the way to its landing pod on Cordero Prime. The planet Venusia glows green above the Kaleidiscopia Harbour. A crimson sky and dozens of nearby stars herald sunset on this beautiful world in the Sombrero Galaxy!

Titan And Saturn In Five Billion Years

The sun will turn into an orange giant in the distant future! Life has bloomed all over the outer Solar System, now that the sun is much hotter in its old age. Saturn is shown rising over a swampy, sultry Titan as the orange sun burns through the purple haze.

Fui And Fue

Two tiny moons, Fui and Fue, help to decorate another majestic sunset on Cordero Prime. The green waters of the River Nil flow gently by the skyscrapers of Kaleidiscopia City!

Liso Rising Above The River Nil On Cordero Prime

A sultry Summer's day by the River Nil winds down as the evening sky turns green. A richly forested moon called Liso sails through the dreamy late-afternoon skies.

Endless

Another gigantic super-cluster of galaxies lies beyond The Great Void. Trillions of distant galaxies glow red in the endless sea of space!

The dark moon in the foreground is Termi; a Great Void of 10 billion light years looms in the distance.

Marbles In The Sky

A dark-green moon named Liso gently rises above one of the golden arches in Surreal Park on Cordero Prime at dusk. Venusia is the bright evening star on the left.

The Dark And Endless Skies

A globular star cluster turns the night sky into a jewel box above Cordero Prime. Dozens of blue-giant stars also help to light up the Emperor's Garden on this incredible planet in the Sombrero Galaxy. Thousands of the stars in this rich cluster sport their own civilizations. The Sombrero Galaxy is perhaps the most fertile galaxy in the entire Universe!

Equidora Rising On Lingero III

The desert moon Equidora gently rises above the Red House on a typically cloudy evening. Lingero III is a water-soaked world that is blessed with fountains and enormous rivers and swamps. Equidora hardly has a molecule of water on its dessicated surface.

The solar-system is located in a very dense globular cluster in the Sombrero Galaxy. Dozens of stars are close enough to shine even in the daytime.

Lingero III And Equidora At Night

Lingero III is a swampy planet located in a globular cluster, deep inside the Sombrero Galaxy. Thousands of stars lie within a one-light year radius, and Lingero III is a stranger to darkness. Many of these stars can also boast of their own life-forms and galactic civilizations.

A lone moon, Equidora, sports a planet-wide desert, and helps to give the nocturnal riparian landscape its ruddy hue.

Verdeoro II Double Dawn

Another golden dawn on this green, pastoral world in the Sombrero Galaxy. Grazing, antelope-like quadrupeds watch the twin suns rise. Verdeoro II is one of the many agricultural planets that help to feed Cordero Prime.

Red Sky At Morning

It was a red sky at morning for the First of July. It was an ominous portent of The Great Calamity about to strike the world!

Julio II In The Whirlpool Galaxy

Another sultry, summery day on Julio II. The planet is very hot and humid because it is only 84 million miles from its sun. Violent storms have just turned the sky a menacing dark green.

Temperate and tropical rain forests cover this very rich and beautiful green world! One of the most precious gems of the Whirlpool Galaxy!

A Sky Full Of Saucers

Dropa stone-shaped UFO's swarm in the skies of Mauikaui'i II, only 180 light-years away. The UFO's make frequent trips to Earth. Mauikaui'i II is known throughout the Milky Way Galaxy for its rich beauty!

Mauikaui'i II's lone moon is covered with a thick ocean 100 miles deep. The moon is called Quaabaha and is shown gently rising above a sleeping volcano.

The Ancient Gardens Of Cordero Prime

Bizarre plant specimens grow outside in the ancient ruins of Cordero Prime. The Emperor's Garden is over 10,000 years old. It can boast of having many strange plants native to the Sombrero Galaxy.

The two suns of Cordero Prime, Rojo and Blanco, gaze lazily through the roof of the old ruins, while another Summer day slowly drifts by on this remarkable planet!

Aceite II

Massive geysers of petroleum erupt on Aceite II in the Whirlpool Galaxy. Purple and yellow flames scorch the ground as the bloated red sun rises in the east.

Winter Solstice Midnight On Cordero Prime

Cordero Prime is located inside a thick cluster of stars in the Sombrero Galaxy. The midnight sky is velvet blue as millions of colourful stars, some very close, gaze down on the tranquil Winter scene.