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International Observe the Moon Night

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Saturday September 26th InOMN 2020 In this very difficult year, the world needs global cooperation however small to help us cope with life. Every country on the planet is affected by the pandemic and its spiralling destruction of normality. International Observe the Moon night has a part to play even if it is considered tiny. The moon does not care about anything, it is a spherical rock in space.It is battered by impacts and scared by its journey to be our only moon. However, when most people look at the moon they are warmed by its beauty in the night sky. Its dark surface manages to reflect the light of the sun very well indeed. Our moon deals out its nearside face in increasing slivers as it waxes toward full every month of our lives. Moon Humans Our moon represents the only other body in space where humans have walked. Moments in time that have genuinely united world in awe. … Continue reading →

On Solar Spectrum and Humans

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On Solar Spectrum and Humans I’ve always been fascinated by the links between the solar spectrum and humans. It is a visual thing coupled with some interesting interactions. The elements found in our sun are also found in us and all living things, Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulfur and Phosphorus. We eat the food produced by the sun and the Earth working together. Phototropism  pulls plants up towards the sunlight, likewise, geotropism pulls the roots into the ground via gravity. We, humans, are ultimately bound by the suns energy. Therefore we are wrapped up in it for all our lives in many ways. This idea has informed several paintings of which the above is one. Human Spectrum Painting I wanted to do a painting that expressed that interaction in some way. The spectra of our sun and other stars tells us what those stars are made from. The ingredients being different for each star, as are fingerprints and DNA in … Continue reading →

Dark Sky Painting Louisburgh Co Mayo

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This Dark Sky painting  is a result of a collaboration between five young people with myself.   Lucy, Arend, Ayla, Ciaran and Darragh attended the first ever Space Camp in Louisburgh Co Mayo on July 3rd, 4th, and 5th. Over three mornings we worked together to understand the importance of protecting the dark sky. In the painting the children as silhouettes become one with the dark sky. The creatures we made also merge. Bees, butterflies, and ladybirds were created by the group to help us learn about how light pollution affects all of us on planet Earth. The background of the painting shows the Milky Way over Louisburgh looking North. The constellation Perseus is depicted including  its yellow star Mirfak.  Top right on the painting are two stars of Cassiopeia, Segin and Ruchbah. During the creation of the work a comet made news in the astronomy world. Comet C/S3 (PanSTARRS) had an outburst of gas making it brighter.  The comet … Continue reading →