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2 Nov, Physics & Art Mondays - The Shape of Stars: A History of Star-Image Formation

What does a star actually look like, and how have we learned to picture the stars?

For our next Physics & Art Monday, historian of science Omar W. Nasim takes us through the fascinating history of star images, from navigational maps and astronomical charts to photography. How stars were depicted has changed together with our ways of observing, understanding, and imagining the cosmos.

Join us for an evening exploring the star image as both a scientific object and a visual artefact, at the intersection of astronomy, photography, and art.

Programme

18:30 Get-together with light drinks and snacks
19:00–20:00 Omar W. Nasim (Professor of the History of Science, University of Regensburg): A History of Star-Image Formation

Abstract: We will explore the different ways that stars have been visualised, with an emphasis on their material production and qualities. From navigational star maps to star charts, the star image has transformed in important ways, reflecting shifting cultural and epistemic expectations and purposes. The talk will go through this history in order to finally bring out the exceptional qualities of photographic star-images and the challenges they posed to astronomers in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The formation of the star-image, as a material but also as a cosmic phenomena, blurred the lines between the science of the stars and the science of photography.

Venue: Akademie der Bildenden Künste München, Akademiestr. 2-4, old building, ground floor, room A.EG.01, München

2 Nov, Physics & Art Mondays - The Shape of Stars: A History of Star-Image Formation

What does a star actually look like, and how have we learned to picture the stars?

For our next Physics & Art Monday, historian of science Omar W. Nasim takes us through the fascinating history of star images, from navigational maps and astronomical charts to photography. How stars were depicted has changed together with our ways of observing, understanding, and imagining the cosmos.

Join us for an evening exploring the star image as both a scientific object and a visual artefact, at the intersection of astronomy, photography, and art.

Programme

18:30 Get-together with light drinks and snacks
19:00–20:00 Omar W. Nasim (Professor of the History of Science, University of Regensburg): A History of Star-Image Formation

Abstract: We will explore the different ways that stars have been visualised, with an emphasis on their material production and qualities. From navigational star maps to star charts, the star image has transformed in important ways, reflecting shifting cultural and epistemic expectations and purposes. The talk will go through this history in order to finally bring out the exceptional qualities of photographic star-images and the challenges they posed to astronomers in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The formation of the star-image, as a material but also as a cosmic phenomena, blurred the lines between the science of the stars and the science of photography.

Venue: Akademie der Bildenden Künste München, Akademiestr. 2-4, old building, ground floor, room A.EG.01, München

2 Nov, Physics & Art Mondays - The Shape of Stars: A History of Star-Image Formation

What does a star actually look like, and how have we learned to picture the stars?

For our next Physics & Art Monday, historian of science Omar W. Nasim takes us through the fascinating history of star images, from navigational maps and astronomical charts to photography. How stars were depicted has changed together with our ways of observing, understanding, and imagining the cosmos.

Join us for an evening exploring the star image as both a scientific object and a visual artefact, at the intersection of astronomy, photography, and art.

Programme

18:30 Get-together with light drinks and snacks
19:00–20:00 Omar W. Nasim (Professor of the History of Science, University of Regensburg): A History of Star-Image Formation

Abstract: We will explore the different ways that stars have been visualised, with an emphasis on their material production and qualities. From navigational star maps to star charts, the star image has transformed in important ways, reflecting shifting cultural and epistemic expectations and purposes. The talk will go through this history in order to finally bring out the exceptional qualities of photographic star-images and the challenges they posed to astronomers in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The formation of the star-image, as a material but also as a cosmic phenomena, blurred the lines between the science of the stars and the science of photography.

Venue: Akademie der Bildenden Künste München, Akademiestr. 2-4, old building, ground floor, room A.EG.01, München

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