Bonestell was born in San Francisco , California . His first astronomical painting was done in 1905 . After seeing Saturn through the telescope at San Jose 's Lick Observatory , he rushed home to paint what he had seen . The painting was destroyed in the fire that followed the 1906 earthquake . Between 1915 and 1918 he exhibited lithographs in the 4th and 7th annual exhibitions of the California Society of Etchers ( now the California Society of Printmakers ) in San Francisco
1906 earthquake
1906 San Francisco earthquake
Chesley Bonestell