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The People Behind Astronomical Plates and Notebooks: Project PHaEDRA and the Harvard College Observatory Computers

Story Posted on May 16, 2021 Telescopes are the most recognizable tool in the astronomer’s toolkit, but equally important are the tools for recording astronomical data. In the 19th century, they included glass photographic plates, which captured snapshots of the night sky through the telescope, and notebooks for recording observations and measurements from the plates. The 24-inch Bruce Doublet telescope installed in Arequipa, Peru. (Courtesy of Harvard College Observatory)   Left: Glass plate photograph taken in Arequipa in 1925. (Courtesy of Harvard). Right: Cover of Annie Jump Cannon’s notebook featuring ‘Observations in Arequipa.’ (Courtesy of Harvard (Image ID: phaedra2228)) Beginning in 1885, the Harvard College Observatory (now part of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics) began an ambitious project to survey the entire night sky. Astronomers at Harvard’s central observatory in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and its new observatory in Arequipa,

Ender Martos Brings a Celebration of Diversity to Austin s Mexican American Cultural Center

Jan. 26, 2021 Ender Martos, an award winning Texan Venezuelan artist based in Austin, plans to jumpstart the long awaited 2021 with a cultural headrush. The visual artist will debut “21 (Veintiuno) , a virtual exhibition of his celebrated optic art, along with his personal reflections on the theme of “diversity within diversity.” Ender Martos is a fast-rising artist who has drawn comparisons with kinetic art masters such as Jesus Soto and Carlos Cruz-Diez. Ender mixes different media to create wall sculptures and massive installations that involve the viewer in sensorial experiences of movement and color. Ender’s work has been very well received by art collectors from many cities of the US and Mexico, including Miami, Chicago, Austin, Houston, Fort Worth and Mexico City. Ender is known for using intricate geometrical patterns and carefully placed color arrangements to celebrate the strength and beauty of cultural diversity.

Smithsonian Brings People Together During COVID-19 - Cerritos Community News

  SMITHSONIAN CASTLE AND GARDENS – The Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C. comprised of 19 museums and the National Zoo plus other research centers located throughout the U.S. and beyond, has gone virtual with online learning and exhibits for students and teachers during the pandemic. Courtesy Photo by the Smithsonian Institute   BY LAURIE HANSON • December 30, 2020 Unity and enlightenment in challenging times is brought to the nation and world through online education with the Smithsonian Institution. “The Smithsonian has the power to bring people together,” said Ashely Naranjo, who serves as museum educator at the Smithsonian’s Office of the Under Secretary for Education in Washington, D.C., and has been with them since 2011.

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