Solar Eclipse necklace from the sakosculpts Etsy store.
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The annular solar eclipse over Tokyo on 20th May 2012 captured by photographer Ben Smethers
Virtue of Blue by Jeroen Verhoeven
About the project:
Powered by its own solar energy. A chandelier which playfully explores an economy of light through innovative materials. Powered by sapphire-blue solar panel cells, the piece is intrinsically self-sustaining as it absorbs the energy of daylight to fuel its own illumination. The cells have been cut into the shapes of four different breeds of butterfly and these seem to flutter around a central flame-like hand-blown glass bulb, their iridescent wings glinting in the light. The semiotics of this design are highly significant as the butterflies become signifiers of the light’s self-sufficiency; physically, these insects also power their own bodies, using their wings to absorb the rays of the sun, in turn raising and sustaining their own body temperatures to that which is necessary for their survival.
These spectacular Supertrees are part of the Gardens by the Bay designed by Grant Associates, which is about to be opened to the public in Singapore later this month.
About the Supertrees:
These amazing towers, which reach up to 164 feet (50 meters) in height, bring together the best of solar technology and vertical gardening. The Bay South Garden will showcase 18 Supertrees, which will also function as air ventilation ducts for nearby conservatories and collect rain water during Singapore’s frequent storms.
About the piece:
For his solo project at the Art Institute, Finch has created a solar-powered “lunar lander module” that uses energy from sunlight to power a geodesic dome–shaped object—a “buckyball” that resembles the carbon molecules named for visionary architect Buckminster Fuller—positioned on top of the lander. Installed on the open-air Bluhm Family Terrace, Lunar will glow during the evening hours the color of moonlight—the exact light measured from the full moon over Chicago in July 2011.
“Like just about everyone, I wanted to make a picture of the moon or, more specifically, of moonlight,” Finch said about the project. “I have always loved nocturnes and the impossible attempts to paint near-darkness in near-darkness. I figured there were probably enough literal pictures of the moon, so I began thinking about the form of moonlight and how it is actually reflected sunlight. This led me to explore the use of solar power to generate the light of the moon. The structure of the lunar module and the buckyball followed in short order—I thought it would be fun to imagine that a lunar module returning from the moon with moonlight on board landed on top of the Art Institute.”
Lunar is currently on display at the Art Institute of Chicago through April 8, 2012
Two incredible photos of the sun taken in late September by NASA Goddard.
This movie from the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) shows the sun’s atmosphere – the corona – from September 17 to September 20. Numerous CMEs blasted off the sun during this period.
Sun Symphony, 1st and 2nd Movements
“A solar prominence (also known as a filament) is an arc of gas that erupts from the surface of the Sun. Prominences can loop hundreds of thousands of miles into space. Prominences are held above the Sun’s surface by strong magnetic fields and can last for many months. At some time in their existence, most prominences will erupt, spewing enormous amounts of solar material into space.”*
Copyright: Alan Friedman
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory spacecraft captured this shot of the X1.8 solar flare on Sept. 7, 2011.
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