The first permanent mountaintop observatory was the Lick Observatory. Built in 1888 by the Warner and Swasey Co., the telescope sits in it’s original spot just east of San Jose and is still operating to this day.
We recently visited the observatory and talked with Steve Vogt, an astronomy professor at UC Santa Cruz, who used to sneak into the observatory as a kid.
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Wearable Organic Senior Fashions by Riitta Ikonen and Karoline Hjorth
Inspired by Norwegian folklore, “Eyes as Big As Plates” is a series depicting their neighborly Finnish elders festooned in the organic materials of their homeland, each an enigmatic but equally endearing character that has sprung to life from the old world fables. You can check out their show at the Recess in Red Hook in Brooklyn, NY through April 26, 2013.
Artists: Website (via: Visual News / Booooooom)
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