AstroArtist of the Month - Bettina Forget (2 of 4)
The Naked Eye You know you have the astronomy bug if you keep checking if the sky is clear when the sun begins to set. During observing season, which in Montreal is anytime when there's no snow on the ground, heading for the driveway and craning your neck in the direction of the ecliptic becomes second nature. Even in a downtown setting there's always something to see if you get a reasonably clear sky: the Moon, planets, the Orion Nebula, and various star clusters are great targets for the urban stargazer. I now live in an apartment, and even there...
AstroArtist of the Month : Bettina Forget (1 of 4)
Introduction Singapore, 1999. I was lying on the grass, looking up into the night sky. A few of my friends and I had gathered on the lawn of an abandoned building overlooking the Singapore Strait to watch the Leonids which, according to the newspaper, were going to be spectacular that year. We sipped wine out of plastic cups, listened to the macaques play in the Banyan trees, and soaked in the balmy, humid night air. None of us had any idea about astronomy. I had bought a copy of Nightwatch by Terence Dickinson and was leafing through the star maps...
Juan Jose Diaz Infante @ International Astronautical Congress 2015
I have just returned from the International Astronautical Congress 2015, held in Jerusalem, Israel. It has been a very hectic week during which I met some very interesting artists working with Space. Every week for the next month or so, I will be posting an interview with the artists that I think are developing some great projects in this field of research. This week our guest is Juan Jose Díaz Infante, who in 2010 started thinking of the possibility of sending a satellite into Space with an artistic and social message. During your presentation I was really inspired by how...
AstroArtist of the Month : Joanne Lazzaro (4 of 4)
In this final post, I'll talk about what is arguably the most difficult and time-consuming part of any music album – post-production. I had heard from others what to expect, but even so, I was surprised by how challenging this stage of the project would turn out to be. By way of background – I had decided, even before the recording session, that I would have two “cover songs” on the album, that is, two pieces that I did not write. Having one or two recognizable tunes on a debut album can be very helpful in getting people interested in...
AstroArtist of the Month - September 2015 : Joanne Lazzaro (3 of 4)
AstroArts – September 2015 Post #3 In this post (#3 of 4) I'll talk a bit more about the logistics of setting up the recording session, and some of the technical production of making a live, on-location recording... In September 2014, Nik and I attended a housewarming party where the hostess (an artist) encouraged the guests to contribute their art, so I showed up with a quiver of my favorite flutes. After playing for a while, I re-joined the table where my husband was chatting with other guests. I mentioned having been inspired many years ago by hearing jazz flutist...
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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.
