Martematica Series Finale
Composit animation of the 12 stills of the Martematica series. The background music is a mashup of classical music (Vivaldi Concerto in D minor and space sound from the Space Science lab, University of CA. at Berkeley ( Whistlers, sand booming) and the European Space Agency sound library (Leonid shower). Comments You need JavaScript to be able to post comments You need to be logged in to leave a comment Click Here to Login
Martematica - 2
Wren’s calling In homage to C.Wren, architect, mathematician and astronomer. Tech data - A) Mars - Exposure of North Polar layered deposits (PSP_009683_2670) Lat: 86.9° Long: 300.9°. B) Maths - Spherical cycloid. It was studied and named by Galileo in 1599. He found the area of the surface by weighing pieces of metal cut into the shape of the cycloid. The Gorgon lair This HiRISE image covers the southwest portion of the terraces and floor of Holden Crater situated in southwest Margaritifer Terra. Mythical landscape create mythical images. Tech data - A) Mars - Holden Crater megabreccia (PSP_001666_1530)...
Martematica
Margasus What would Pegasus, the winged horse, look like in Mars atmosphere? Tech data - A) Mars - Aeolian Dune Monitoring Site (ESP_014413_2065) Lat: 26.1° Long: 57°. B) Maths - From Viviani’s figure eight shaped space curve — the intersection of a sphere with a cylinder tangent to the sphere and that passes through the center of the sphere. In 1737, the Church allowed Galileo to be reburied in a grave funded by Viviani. Viviani’s own remains were moved to Galileo’s new grave as well. The lunar crater Viviani is named after him. The cave of a 1000...
Astro-Artist of the Month - July 2013: Jean Constant
Jean Constant is past professor of Visual Communication and Media Technology and resides in New Mexico. As an artist, he has been actively involved for many years in Science and Art collaborative projects, particularly in the field of mathematics and art. The following is a series of mathematical objects set on a background of images from the planet Mars taken by the HIRISE experiment. The High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HIRISE) is a project of the University of Arizona, Tucson. A HIRISE camera is flying on-board the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) mission, investigates deposits and landforms resulting from geologic and...
Workshopping!
Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh, Courtesy Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York To me, any time I spend painting is a happy time, but any time spent painting outdoors is simply wonderful. If you are an artist, then you probably know that painting outside is called “en plein air” (from French meaning “in the open air”) and is a style of painting that has been enjoyed by artists for centuries. Many masterpieces have been created outdoors by many luminaries of history, including Albert Beirstadt, Thomas Cole, Claude Monet, and Vincent van Gogh. The tradition of painting en...
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ASTROCraft
Astronomers Without Borders' AstroCrafts web blog presented by Kathleen Horner will share a unique variety of creative, educational and fun astronomy-related crafts inspired by the cosmos in which we live. The AstroCrafts page projects will be presented periodically throughout the year for the whole family that involves hands on arts and crafts that will teach us about the wonders of our universe. The projects are especially a great resource for schools and other organizations, too. The AstroCrafts projects is another way we can discover our own inner artist and find personal expression of what we see and feel in the cosmic life that is all around us.
