Nicole write: “I got it 6 years ago when I was a freshman in college, starting a double major in physics and astronomy. I was drawn to the colorful and artistic interpretation of a binary star. Maybe one day I’ll find the film picture of when it was first taken. Today I’m a grad student in astronomy, contemplating a second tattoo!”
Carl Zimmer writes about science regularly for the New York Times and magazines such as Discover, where he is a contributing editor and columnist.
He is the author of seven books, the most recent of which is The Tangled Bank: An Introduction To Evolution. His website is carlzimmer.com and his address is [ blog at carlzimmer dot com ].
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December 30th, 2008 at 9:26 pm
I recognize that!
June 1st, 2009 at 3:53 am
I have this tattoo. And I know another girl that has it too. Exact same one. Except mine’s a little different. I didn’t know it was a binary star. I thought it was the sun. I’m dumb.