Stunning natural structure…
This is no ordinary path in a forest. For Tallin’s 2011 European Capital of Culture and LIFT11, a festival showcasing 11 urban installations, Japan-based architect Tetsuo Kondo was formally invited to skillfully share his innovative designs at Kadriorg Park in Tallin, the capital of Estonia. The urban designer constructed a structural installation entitled A Path in the Forest for the event that took place from May to October 2011.
via My Modern Metropolis.
Astronomy Picture of the Day delivering amazing images as ever!
Where’s the other star? At the center of this supernova remnant should be the companion star to the star that blew up. Identifying this star is important for understanding just how Type Ia supernova detonate, which in turn could lead to a better understanding of why the brightness of such explosions are so predictable, which in turn is key to calibrating the entire nature of our universe.
via APOD
What a brilliant art project, on display at the Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson, Arizona from January 28 until May 31, 2012.
The Boneyard Project was first devised by Eric Firestone and organized by curator Carlo McCormick. What the project entailed was the revival of “nose art” which was popularized during the World War II era. It involves reinterpreting the body of an aircraft – a sort of airplane graffiti.
via The Flop Box.
This stunning photo is the result of superimposing (in photoshop) a film medium format picture and a digital photograph, available for order from Etsy.
I do have a soft spot for anything slo-mo!
Created by Ty Migota on a Phantom High-Speed Camcorder, these scenes—each between 5,000 and 89000 fps—were intended to become part of the opening credits for Nik Perleros’ movie “How To Get Laid” but didn’t quite make the final cut. Instead, Migota stitched them together, overlaid a soundtrack by the Beastie Boys, and voila—super slo-mo shots of shots being shot.
via Gizmodo
Now that’s pretty strange…
Believe it or not, this is the North Pole of Saturn. It is unclear how an unusual hexagonal cloud system that surrounds Saturn’s north pole was created, keeps its shape, or how long it will last. Originally discovered during the Voyager flybys of Saturn in the 1980s, nobody has ever seen anything like it elsewhere in the Solar System.
via APOD