Today, NASA takes us on a quick visual tour of galaxies, nebulae, Earth, planets, moons, and the vast depths of the universe through “Astrophotography of the Day”. However, instead of a beautiful view of space or Earth, NASA has shared a mission for you! If you enjoy drawing or coloring, this might interest you. “Wouldn’t it be fun to color in the universe? If you think so, please accept this famous astronomical illustration as a preliminary replacement,” NASA said while sharing the illustration.
This is so because nowadays NASA The Astronomical Painting of the Day is a famous engraving by Flammarion. You will be surprised to know that this illustration of the sky has appeared several times in the last 100 years. Who is the author of this illustration? Sadly, the real artist is still unknown. Not only that, this illustration also has no accepted name! However, some studies refer to it as the Inscription of Flammarion as it first appeared in a book by French astronomer and author Camille Flammarion in 1888.
Flammarion’s Engraving Explanation
The ‘Flammarion Inscription’ is a woodblock that contains historical interpretations of human knowledge of the universe. The illustration takes its name from its first appearance in Camille Flammarion’s book “L’atmosphère: météorologie populaire” in 1888. A Harvard University study described the illustration as depicting a man wearing a suit. long robe, holding a cane, crouching. knelt down and stretched his head, shoulder, and right arm across a gap between the starry sky decorated with stars and Earth.
Do you know?
Have you ever wondered, how old is the universe? NASA says it appears to be about 13.8 billion years old. Determining that number is done through measuring the ages of the oldest stars, as well as examining the expansion rate of the universe. In addition, the scientists observed the expansion by observing Doppler shifts in the light emitted by galaxies, most of which exhibit motion away from us and from each other. It has been observed that their degradation rate increases as the intergalactic distances increase.
