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       For my third event, I chose to attend “Weak or No Signal”. This event was comprised of multiple different installations that, to me, did not seem very connected at first. When I first got to the exhibit, I was confused by all of the different pieces in it. There were videos playing, small sculptures, projected images, and much more and none of them seemed to fit with anything else. The whole area just seemed disjointed and chaotic and it was hard for me to focus on any one thing. I started to think about what the point of all this could be.  After looking at the sheet that had information about the event, i realized that the showcase was made up of the work of multiple artists and they were each exploring different topics. This made me think a lot about how we collaborate with those around us and attempt to mold our own ideas to fit with others and make the excuse that it makes us easier to work with and more of a team player. But, all of these artist...

        astronomy-art_b_3748900.html The importance of art in space exploration is most evident in early astronomers and their research. Early astronomers often had backgrounds as artists because of how necessary these artistic skills were to early space research.  Before the development of more sophisticated cameras, the only way to capture the wonders of space that astronomers viewed through early telescopes was to draw or paint it (Livio).  This type of art has fed the public’s interest in astronomy since the Renaissance era. This interest influenced many successful cinematic ventures in the early 20th century such as A Trip to the Moon (1902) and  Flash Gordon (1936) which first displayed the ideas of space travel and life outside of Earth on the screen (Anderson).  Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope  I was previously unaware of how much this early interest in space themed movies influenced the space age in the United States...