On Thursday the OPTICKS project bounced off the Moon radio transmissions of images of art from the Humans in Space student art contest. While this was happening, the participants in the Google+ hangout GAM AstroArt: Touching the Moon with Art & Footsteps discussed the project and other aspects of the intersection of science, space and art. Here is a video of the event:
The guests included:
Andrew Chaikin is the author of Man on the Moon and From Earth to the Moon.
Wendell Mendell is a retired NASA lunar and planetary exploration scientist.
Sarah Nobel is a current NASA lunar scientist and artist.
Frank Shiner is a winner of both the 2010 and 2012 Humans in Space Youth Art Competitions.
Jan van Muijlwijk, OPTICKS collaborator, radio operator, CAMRAS/Dwingeloo radio telescope.
Daniela De Paulis is the visual artist and researcher who developed the OPTICKS live performance technology in collaboration with the Dwingeloo radio telescope.
Jancy McPhee is the director of the Humans in Space Art Program, which includes the Youth Art Competition Project in its portfolio.
Mike Simmons, host, and director of Astronomers without Borders
Pamela Gay, producer, and Principle Investigator of CosmoQuest
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