Space porn connaisseurs are really spoiled today . Any time , any position , we can bask hot world action , peek in on writhing solar flare , or fascinate a glimpse of alien wiz - on - star - on - satellite relationship . But in the day before carry photograph of outer space was a relatively unproblematic proposition , astronomy buffs had to get their kick with helping hand - depict outer space smut .
All these gorgeous illustration come from the French creative person and stargazer Étienne Léopold Trouvelot .
[ New York Public Library Digital GalleryviaRetronaut ]
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