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03841aam a2200433 i 4500 001 F0FA2F4A830611E2B2D6407EDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20190228010452 008 120718t20122012mnua b s001 0 eng 010 $a 2012020744 020 $a 0816679576 (paperback) 020 $a 9780816679577 (paperback) 020 $a 0816679568 (hardback) 020 $a 9780816679560 (hardback) 035 $a (OCoLC)788272995 040 $a DLC $e rda $b eng $c DLC $d YDX $d BTCTA $d YDXCP $d OCLCO $d UKMGB $d PGC $d ABG $d BWX $d CDX $d ORX $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a QB857 $b .K47 2012 084 $a PHO000000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Kessler, Elizabeth A., $e author. 245 10 $a Picturing the cosmos : $b Hubble Space Telescope images and the astronomical sublime / $c Elizabeth A. Kessler. 264 1 $a Minneapolis, MN : $b University of Minnesota Press, $c [2012] 300 $a 279 pages : $b color illustrations ; $c 23 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-266) and index. 520 $a "The vivid, dramatic images of distant stars and galaxies taken by the Hubble Space Telescope have come to define how we visualize the cosmos. ... But their brilliant hues and precise details are not simply products of the telescope's unprecedented orbital location and technologically advanced optical system. Rather, they result from a series of deliberate decisions made by the astronomers who convert raw data from the Hubble into spectacular pictures by assigning colors, adjusting contrast, and actively composing the images, balancing the desire for an aesthetically pleasing representation with the need for a scientifically valid one. ... Kessler examines the Hubble's deep space images, highlighting the remarkable resemblance they bear to nineteenth-century paintings and photographs of the American West and their invocation of the visual language of the sublime. Drawing on art history and the history of science, as well as interviews with astronomers who work on the Hubble Heritage Project, Kessler traces the ways that the sublime, with its inherent tension between reason and imagination, not only forms the appearance of the images, but also operates on other levels. The sublime informs the dual expression--numeric and pictorial--of digital data and underpins the relevance of the frontier for a new era of exploration performed by our instruments rather than our bodies. Through their engagement with the sublime the Hubble images are a complex act of translation that encourages an experience of the universe as simultaneously beyond humanity's grasp and within the reach of our knowledge. Strikingly illustrated with full-color images, this book reveals the scientific, aesthetic, and cultural significance of the Hubble pictures, offering a nuanced understanding of how they shape our ideas--and dreams--about the cosmos and our places within it."-- $c Provided by publisher. 505 0 $a Astronomy's romantic landscapes -- The astronomical sublime and the American West -- Ambivalent astronomers and the embrace of Hubble images -- Translating data into pretty pictures -- From unknown frontiers to familiar places -- A very distant and peaceful star. 650 0 $a Galaxies $v Pictorial works. 650 0 $a Stars $v Pictorial works. 650 0 $a Sublime, The, in art. 776 08 $i Online version: $a Kessler, Elizabeth A. $t Picturing the cosmos. $d Minneapolis, MN : University of Minnesota Press, [2012] $z 0816682496 $w (OCoLC)824353679 941 $a 6 952 $l PLAX964 $d 20240724071307.0 952 $l FXPH314 $d 20220909030016.0 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20200204063950.0 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20200110045915.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160826064252.0 952 $l PRAX771 $d 20130302010740.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=F0FA2F4A830611E2B2D6407EDAD10320 994 $a Z0 $b IODInitiate Another SILO Locator Search