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First Images, July 8, 2011.

Posted on March 21, 2012 by risahorowitz

On July 8th I visited the Kalium Observatory and using the projection photography technique managed to capture 67 mostly unusable images of the planet. I hand-held the camera in front of the telescope eyepiece, shot at 3200, f5.6, between 1/60 … Continue reading →

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Why Saturn?

Posted on March 18, 2012 by risahorowitz

Well, it’s because of Dan. On the night of my PhD comprehensive examination exhibition reception [May 19, 2010], Dan Falk, science journalist and fellow Toronto Scrabble in the City Scrabbler, noted that on Wednesday night the Petrie Science observatory at … Continue reading →

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RASC Beginnings

Posted on March 18, 2012 by risahorowitz

I contacted the RASC Regina Centre before moving to Regina in July 2011, having already decided that I would have to photograph Saturn. Chris Beckett engaged me in an email exchange that I barely understood except regarding two points: 1. … Continue reading →

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Research/Creation and Astro-Amateurism

Posted on March 18, 2012 by risahorowitz

At the moment my priority is to finish writing my PhD Dissertation Support paper. The PhD I’m doing is an examination of the disciplining of visual art practice through its ongoing entrenchment within the academic research institution of the university. … Continue reading →

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Critical Faculties, First Nations University Art Gallery

Posted on March 18, 2012 by risahorowitz

Critical Faculties March 2nd – April 13th 2012 The First Nations University Art Gallery The first public exhibition of Imaging Saturn work is part of a group exhibition by artist faculty members from First Nations University of Canada and the … Continue reading →

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Copyright Statement

Posted on March 18, 2012 by risahorowitz

Well. All the images on all posts on all the pages of this blog are ©Risa Horowitz unless otherwise attributed. These images are not licensed by creative commons. If you want to use them you ought to ask me for … Continue reading →

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