civilized ku # 615 ~ on exhibit
Tuesday, August 10, 2010 at 12:12PM 
Heavenly bodies ~ Smithsonian Air & Space Museum - Washington, DC • click to embiggenThe Smithsonian Air & Space Museum turned out to be the only museum we visited on our day-trip to DC. Hugo was fascinated by the place and we ended up spending 5 hours in the place, including viewing the IMAX 3D film, Hubble.
Hugo and I were totally taken by the Beyond: Visions of Our Solar System exhibit - a retrospective collection of photographs made by robotic spacecraft over the last 50 years...
Michael Benson has searched the extensive image archives of NASA and other planetary databases for the most extraordinary images of objects in our Solar System. Through skillful manipulation, he presents what our eyes might see if we could visit these spectacular places ourselves.
Combining art, science, photography, and exploration, Beyond presents a visual tour of these diverse landscapes ...
... some of which are both spectacular and beyond imaging. A few, like this one are downright surreal.
FYI, none of these large prints are pixel-peeping sharp but when viewed anywhere from 3ft and out, they are simply awesome.
In any event, if you are in DC, this is a must see. If you are anywhere within driving distance of DC, get in your car and drive there and see this exhibit.
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Check it out:
http://www.abramsbooks.com/templates/book-search.aspx?v=hubble&d=0
Benson's book on the same material.