Desma 9 Final

Desma 9 Final from Mayra Zaragoza

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Event 5: Science Center - Hubble 3D and Endeavour

     At the Science Center I chose to see the Hubble 3D film! It was an amazing film and I encourage everyone to watch it. I am hoping to go watch it again because it is an experience beyond explanation. 

     The Hubble is a giant telescope that was sent into space on a mission to capture images that no one could ever imagine seeing. My jaw dropped when I saw what this telescope could do and capture. Dying stars, newborn stars, nebulas, a star nursery, and many more images that will make you wonder if we could ever see these things up close in person. The telescope's lenses were replaced multiple times during its course and with every fix it enhanced its capturing abilities and has surpassed anyone's expectations. What it has captured is amazing (VERY aesthetically pleasing) and has opened the world to new exploration and learning to unlock the secrets of space. 

     Please, please, do look at the images that it has captured. They are extremely mind blowing; I literally got goosebumps and maybe a tear in my eye. This was the most amazing experience I have had. I jokingly told my parents that I want to be an astronaut now. The film featured a lot of traveling into space like the powers of ten video but into low earths orbit. I would see the camera and the craft as a form of art and space merging into one and not to mention the photographs it captures that inspire artists to create new and exciting work! 

     I got to thinking what materials were used in the making of a space shuttle to take these courageous astronauts into space to repair the Hubble. I few are aluminum, iron, ceramic. The shuttle is covered in individual ceramic tiles that can withstand very high temperatures and the metals have to be durable in order for the ship not to fall apart. I find it very hard to believe that people ride inside the shuttle that goes up to 3000 degrees kelvin or even more because I work with ceramics and it sometimes takes days for my pieces to cool off and those pieces are only several inches tall! I cannot imagine a shuttle that huge. 

      All in all, making the shuttle and the Hubble required great knowledge of probably all the sciences such as chemistry, physics, mathematics, and some type of mechanical engineering subject. And what is brought back from the telescope is art, yes art, images that serve as pieces to make art or art pieces themselves. I do think the shuttle and Hubble telescope are works of art that took many years of planning and designing. I am happy that this was the last trip for this class because it was better than the rest. 

   I want to leave you with a piece of art that is called Grand Finale by McLean Fahnestock.