re: Space as art.
"But I fear not many of the space art paintings match exactly what the human eye could really see."
Very true, Raoul. Even a camera lens can't take us to that sense of perspective. In the end, it's up to the beholder.
I can't seem to part with this photo taken by STS 103 (a Hubble servicing mission from shuttle Discovery). It's been on my desktop since both MERs landed safely.
Cheers & TGIF.