Night On Daedalus

A view from the air above the Phosphoric Ocean at night:

the remote shining sun-ring surrounding the ocean is not a boundary;

between the viewpoint and the sun-ring, the entire planetary surface becomes invisible not by sinking below a horizon - there is none - but only because of distance;

above, the sky is deep violet-blue, with a few stars;

near the ocean, it is berylline;

to the east, frosted clouds with amethyst canyons hide the moon;

 beneath the clouds, rain gleams bronze and silver;

the ocean gleams near the sun-ring but shades to jet black below, where luminous green life swirls and sparks.