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In collaboration with Soton Astrodome I used some of their old acetate star maps (from @esoastronomy I think) to make double exposure cyanotypes about space & memory.

I used 30 star maps to make a star.

Would LOVE to carry on this theme but I used all the sheets I have.

Any #astronomer out there (hello @astroroyalscot.bsky.social )know of acetate star maps that could be donated?

I can donate some of the art in return.
Collaboration ideas welcome!

#astronony #starmaps #astrodon

In collaboration with Soton Astrodome I used some of their old acetate star maps (from @esoastronomy I think) to make double exposure cyanotypes about space & memory.

I used 30 star maps to make a star.

Would LOVE to carry on this theme but I used all the sheets I have.

Any #astronomer out there (hello @astroroyalscot.bsky.social )know of acetate star maps that could be donated?

I can donate some of the art in return.
Collaboration ideas welcome!

#astronony #starmaps #astrodon

See It with a Small Telescope by Will Kalif, 2017

Have Fun Exploring the Stars with Close-up Views of Space Objects Right from Your Own Backyard

Take the mystery and struggle out of discovering new worlds. With hands-on tips, tricks and instructions, this book allows you to unleash the full power of your small telescope and view amazing space objects right from your own backyard, including:

#books
#nonfiction
#astrophotography
#StarMaps
#telescopes

See It with a Small Telescope by Will Kalif, 2017

Have Fun Exploring the Stars with Close-up Views of Space Objects Right from Your Own Backyard

Take the mystery and struggle out of discovering new worlds. With hands-on tips, tricks and instructions, this book allows you to unleash the full power of your small telescope and view amazing space objects right from your own backyard, including:

#books
#nonfiction
#astrophotography
#StarMaps
#telescopes

Hi, can any of your Linux mavins out there recommend a good astronomy star map program?

#linux #LinuxMint #astronomy #StarMaps

Hi, can any of your Linux mavins out there recommend a good astronomy star map program?

#linux #LinuxMint #astronomy #StarMaps

Incredible Map of the Universe Released by Gaia Telescope and NOIRLabs - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XILBnlB9GgU

#Astronomy #Cosmology #StarMaps

Incredible Map of the Universe Released by Gaia Telescope and NOIRLabs - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XILBnlB9GgU

#Astronomy #Cosmology #StarMaps

COSMOGRAPHY OF THE LOCAL UNIVERSE

https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0004-6256/146/3/69

#StarMaps

COSMOGRAPHY OF THE LOCAL UNIVERSE

https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/0004-6256/146/3/69

#StarMaps

A star for Christmas!

'Star-Map-Star'

I used 30 old acetate star maps to make an origami Bascetta Star, lit from inside by its own constellation.

Now sky mapping is all digital, so turning the maps into a star emphasizes their physicality.

It also plays on the idealized notion of stars in our individual and cultural memory.

The star is about 90cm across. Part of the #AstroArt project with University of Southampton Astrodome.

#origami #Star #StarMaps #BascettaStar #CulturalMemory #memory

21 COSMIC WEBSITES YOU NEED TO KNOW
How big is space? Sci-fi legend David Brin investigates

https://worldoftopia.com/21-cosmic-websites-by-david-brin/
#PowersOfTen #StarMaps #DavidBrin

21 COSMIC WEBSITES YOU NEED TO KNOW
How big is space? Sci-fi legend David Brin investigates

https://worldoftopia.com/21-cosmic-websites-by-david-brin/
#PowersOfTen #StarMaps #DavidBrin

Negative Space.

From a collaboration with Southampton Astrodome (University of Southampton, UK). This is one of a series made using old acetate star maps as negatives.

The maps represent a rapidly receding era where starlight could only be captured by physical processes.

Working with these maps really brought home the technological progress made in astronomical surveying over my lifetime.

#cyanotype #blueprint #origami #sotonastrodome #NegativeSpace #StarMaps #Stars

Negative Space.

From a collaboration with Southampton Astrodome (University of Southampton, UK). This is one of a series made using old acetate star maps as negatives.

The maps represent a rapidly receding era where starlight could only be captured by physical processes.

Working with these maps really brought home the technological progress made in astronomical surveying over my lifetime.

#cyanotype #blueprint #origami #sotonastrodome #NegativeSpace #StarMaps #Stars

@mcnees
Wow! I wish I could have become a real scientist so I could create marvelous maps like this!

I make maps for science fiction writers to assist them. I am muddling along with the Hipparcos star catalog,

Since scifi authors are interested in flight paths for their starships I did auto generation of paths. What worked best was iterating through the list of star systems ( singles, binary, trinary) and creating a path between that system and 2 closest neighbors.
#StarMaps #AtomicRockets

@mcnees
Wow! I wish I could have become a real scientist so I could create marvelous maps like this!

I make maps for science fiction writers to assist them. I am muddling along with the Hipparcos star catalog,

Since scifi authors are interested in flight paths for their starships I did auto generation of paths. What worked best was iterating through the list of star systems ( singles, binary, trinary) and creating a path between that system and 2 closest neighbors.
#StarMaps #AtomicRockets