This is a 2011 revision of one of my very first ever digital artworks, simply named "Escape". It preludes the story told in the "For Bricera" series [link]
What's it with the fancy lighting? The picture's named "Escape" for a reason. During the initial Dhilani attack on Bricera one of the planet's massive Diamond-class Guard Stations was severely damaged and had to be abandoned, not before triggering the self-destruct sequence, resulting in a cataclysmic explosion of the ~10 km wide station. Meanwhile The fleeing Frigates are transporting the personnel planetside, escorted by a number of fighter squadrons.
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The planet was rendered using Google Earth Patriot Frigate Mk2 and Victory Mk2: Model, design & textures (C) by me