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Old February 1st 09, 06:48 PM posted to alt.astronomy,sci.astro,sci.astro.amateur,sci.space.history,uk.sci.astronomy
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Default Space art and knowledge

On Feb 1, 5:28*pm, Dawid Michalczyk wrote:
Hi,

Something I was wondering about lately is how space art is perceived by
those who are knowledgeable about astronomy and space in general. How do
you perceive space art that does not accurately represent the current
astronomical knowledge? Good, bad?

I'm curious about this because my own space work is based mostly on
imagination rather than scientific knowledge of outer space. What are
your thoughts? Thanks.

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_ARTEW_ Space arthttp://www.art.eonworks.com/gallery/space/space_gallery_1.html


William Blake got it right,empiricists draw you down to the page hence
the blank celestial background -

http://nibiryukov.narod.ru/nb_pinaco...aac_newton.jpg

The responses here are mostly personal attacks,financial chestbeating
mixed with a bit of magnification and they think this is astronomy !.

The same feeling for astronomical methods and insights are present in
all wothwhile and creative endeavors of humanity such as in art and
music but it rare now to find people now who can bypass the novelistic
junk placed before the wider population under the name of 'astronomy'.