Comments on: The Beauty of Space http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/08/17/the-beauty-of-space/ Wed, 21 Nov 2012 15:12:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Jon Ramer http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/08/17/the-beauty-of-space/#comment-303177 Jon Ramer Fri, 19 Aug 2011 01:46:19 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=36133#comment-303177 Hi Phil, Jon Ramer here, just wanted to say thanks to you and all your readers for the support. We made our goal in less than 24 hours! But that doesn't mean folks don't need to pledge any more. If we get enough pledges we can print even more books and get space art out to even more people, which is what we really want. The more people who see and are inspired by art depicting the incredible sights out there in the universe, the sooner humanity will go and see the sights for real. Thanks & keep looking up (or at a canvas!). Hi Phil,

Jon Ramer here, just wanted to say thanks to you and all your readers for the support. We made our goal in less than 24 hours! But that doesn’t mean folks don’t need to pledge any more. If we get enough pledges we can print even more books and get space art out to even more people, which is what we really want. The more people who see and are inspired by art depicting the incredible sights out there in the universe, the sooner humanity will go and see the sights for real. Thanks & keep looking up (or at a canvas!).

]]> By: Tim Cole http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/08/17/the-beauty-of-space/#comment-303176 Tim Cole Thu, 18 Aug 2011 18:24:28 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=36133#comment-303176 I've got a bunch of space art books, but there's always room for more. This one looks beautiful indeed. Incidentally, this is the first I've heard of Kickstarter. It's a wonderful idea, one of the best uses of Internet technology I've seen. Public subscriptions used to be used to help fund observatories. Perhaps we could use this mechanism to do similar things. I’ve got a bunch of space art books, but there’s always room for more. This one looks beautiful indeed.

Incidentally, this is the first I’ve heard of Kickstarter. It’s a wonderful idea, one of the best uses of Internet technology I’ve seen. Public subscriptions used to be used to help fund observatories. Perhaps we could use this mechanism to do similar things.

]]> By: Pepijn http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/08/17/the-beauty-of-space/#comment-303175 Pepijn Thu, 18 Aug 2011 12:24:46 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=36133#comment-303175 I love how patronage of the arts seems to be coming back as the driving force behind the arts, due to the Internet. More and more books and albums are being financed beforehand by the public via sites like kickstarter.com. I think that's an excellent development which will connect artists to their public directly and hopefully finally kill of the old dinosaurs that are the music studios, the book publishers, etc... I love how patronage of the arts seems to be coming back as the driving force behind the arts, due to the Internet. More and more books and albums are being financed beforehand by the public via sites like kickstarter.com. I think that’s an excellent development which will connect artists to their public directly and hopefully finally kill of the old dinosaurs that are the music studios, the book publishers, etc…

]]> By: Messier Tidy Upper http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/08/17/the-beauty-of-space/#comment-303174 Messier Tidy Upper Thu, 18 Aug 2011 07:55:16 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=36133#comment-303174 Looks superbly marvellous. Hope this idea works. :-) I love the astronomical space art and Lynette Cook is a particular fave. I would strongly recommend her <i>'Infinite worlds'</i> book on exoplanets co-written with Ray Villard. <i>(Click on my name here for link.)</i> It's a great and very easy read and has some absolutely breathtaking bits of spaceart in it. Some of the magnificent illustrations in some of the astronomy magazines are so remarkable you can just about feel the heat of Venus or the chill of Mars emananting from them. That's one of the things that captured and still has my inspiration for astronomy in the first place. :-) There are some truly talented and wonderful astronomy artists out there - I'm even lucky even know one personally, she knows who she is. :-) Looks superbly marvellous. Hope this idea works. :-)

I love the astronomical space art and Lynette Cook is a particular fave. I would strongly recommend her ‘Infinite worlds’ book on exoplanets co-written with Ray Villard. (Click on my name here for link.) It’s a great and very easy read and has some absolutely breathtaking bits of spaceart in it.

Some of the magnificent illustrations in some of the astronomy magazines are so remarkable you can just about feel the heat of Venus or the chill of Mars emananting from them. That’s one of the things that captured and still has my inspiration for astronomy in the first place. :-)

There are some truly talented and wonderful astronomy artists out there – I’m even lucky even know one personally, she knows who she is. :-)

]]> By: Zucchi http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/08/17/the-beauty-of-space/#comment-303173 Zucchi Wed, 17 Aug 2011 23:57:31 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=36133#comment-303173 Chipped in a dollar. Wish I weren't jobless and broke right now; I'd love to give more (and get a copy). But it looks like they're well on their way to the goal. Chipped in a dollar. Wish I weren’t jobless and broke right now; I’d love to give more (and get a copy). But it looks like they’re well on their way to the goal.

]]> By: alfaniner http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/08/17/the-beauty-of-space/#comment-303172 alfaniner Wed, 17 Aug 2011 23:44:34 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=36133#comment-303172 <i>I seem to remember one called “The Great Wall” or some such, a magnificent portrait of a long escarpment on the Moon. </i> I wonder if that's the one at the National Air and Space Museum? It was the first image that came so mind when I read that. I recall it being one of the things I was absolutely entranced by, even with all the other great stuff. (Is it still there?) Also one of my favorite exhibits at the Kennedy Space Center was the art display. I was quite disappointed that the museum shop didn't have a book with prints of the art. I'm putting in for this one! I seem to remember one called “The Great Wall” or some such, a magnificent portrait of a long escarpment on the Moon.
I wonder if that’s the one at the National Air and Space Museum? It was the first image that came so mind when I read that. I recall it being one of the things I was absolutely entranced by, even with all the other great stuff. (Is it still there?)
Also one of my favorite exhibits at the Kennedy Space Center was the art display. I was quite disappointed that the museum shop didn’t have a book with prints of the art.
I’m putting in for this one!

]]> By: Ken B http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/08/17/the-beauty-of-space/#comment-303171 Ken B Wed, 17 Aug 2011 23:14:31 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=36133#comment-303171 I wish I had $1,000 to donate. It sounds like a great cause, and I'd love to get those "bonuses". I'll see what I can do. Some years ago (probably about 20, now that I think about it), I had a chance to buy an autographed Alan Bean print for something like $200. I waited too long, and they were sold out before I decided to go for it. :-( I wish I had $1,000 to donate. It sounds like a great cause, and I’d love to get those “bonuses”. I’ll see what I can do.

Some years ago (probably about 20, now that I think about it), I had a chance to buy an autographed Alan Bean print for something like $200. I waited too long, and they were sold out before I decided to go for it. :-(

]]> By: PSP http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/08/17/the-beauty-of-space/#comment-303170 PSP Wed, 17 Aug 2011 19:50:23 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=36133#comment-303170 Man, I love this stuff too. As I mention in the comment on the Kickstarter site, I remember being entranced by the work of Chesley Bonestell way back in the 50's. I seem to remember one called "The Great Wall" or some such, a magnificent portrait of a long escarpment on the Moon. Astronomical art can bring us *there*, in ways that our wonderful robotic kids (like Opportunity) can't quite. I hope others contribute to this effort, so we can all look, then close our eyes to imagine what's it's like to be immediately present in the majesty of these amazing worlds. Man, I love this stuff too. As I mention in the comment on the Kickstarter site, I remember being entranced by the work of Chesley Bonestell way back in the 50′s. I seem to remember one called “The Great Wall” or some such, a magnificent portrait of a long escarpment on the Moon. Astronomical art can bring us *there*, in ways that our wonderful robotic kids (like Opportunity) can’t quite. I hope others contribute to this effort, so we can all look, then close our eyes to imagine what’s it’s like to be immediately present in the majesty of these amazing worlds.

]]> By: Chris http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2011/08/17/the-beauty-of-space/#comment-303169 Chris Wed, 17 Aug 2011 19:38:43 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/?p=36133#comment-303169 I'm in! I’m in!

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