Cholla cactus. Annual report of the Secretary of the Interior. 1963.
Untitled by Arthur Dove, Modern and Contemporary Art
Gift of William C. Dove, 1984 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Medium: Tempera on paper
Gold ring with inscription, Greek and Roman Art
Medium: GoldThe Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
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“Region of the double star cluster in Perseus.” A beginner’s star-book. 1912.
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Reclining Woman by Gaston Lachaise, Modern and Contemporary Art
Bequest of Allys Lachaise, 1967 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Medium: Plaster
Trevor Paglen - They Watch the Moon (2010)
“This photograph depicts a classified ‘listening station’ deep in the forests of West Virginia.
The station is located at the center of the National Radio Quiet Zone, a region of approximately 34,000 square kilometers in West Virginia and parts of Maryland.
Within the Quiet Zone, radio transmissions are severely restricted: omnidirectional and high-powered transmissions (such as wireless internet devices and FM radio stations) are not permitted.
The listening station, which forms part of the global ECHELON system, was designed in part to take advantage of a phenomenon called moonbounce.
Moonbounce involves capturing communications and telemetry signals from around the world as they escape into space, hit the moon, and are reflected back towards Earth.
The photograph is a long exposure under the full moon light.”
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In early 2001 during a launch of Atlantis, the Sun, Earth, Moon, and rocket were all properly aligned for this photogenic coincidence.
Image Credit: Pat McCracken, NASA
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The Columbia Space shuttle breaks apart during re-entry, 2003.
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