Interstellar Cloud in Colorful Embroidery
Tumbler user No Synonym for a Synonym spent 3 months making this spectacular embroidery piece “while listening to StarTalk, watching Cosmos, and marathoning some Star Trek TNG.”
Astronomy
Supernova Sonification: The Orchestra of Dying Stars
Dr. Alicia Soderberg collaborated with blind astrophysicist Wanda Diaz-Merced to produce audio “autopsies” that translate data collected from dying stars into orchestra-like sound files.
My First Epic Failure was at Maker Faire New York
A story about a failed doomed cardboard moon, and a surprising exhibit that replaces it three years later.
How to Build a CNC-Milled Orrery
Ken Condal’s fantastic orrery took ten months to build and contains 30 gears. He began his work by modeling the orrery in 3DS MAX, then milling out all of the brass gears in his workshop. He also created the planets on a lathe using exotic wood, like using zebrawood for Jupiter.
Through a DIY Telescope, Brightly
David Pevear is a retired geologist and life-long maker and fixer of things. He can usually be found puttering about the house, busily maintaining or repairing something. One of his most intriguing projects is his open frame telescope.
Makers in Space
Planetary Resources is Kickstarting a project to send a satellite into orbit that backers will be able to direct themselves.
Controlling a Telescope with a RasPi
Cristos Vasilas added a Raspberry Pi with camera board to his telescope, and took great video! My rPi camera board arrived from Element14 this week. I was anxious to get it connected to my rover, but once I saw the quality of the image it produced, I decided to use it as a wireless image/video […]
