GMU:Satellite Zodiac

short project description

The Walkman Constellation

Since the majority of the world's population now lives in cities, starry nights have become increasingly rare. However, our life is dominated by artificial heavenly bodies. In my installation I make satellite positions visible – the room becomes a planetarium, with satellites replacing stars. Laser pointers display the positions of satellites. Additionally, illustrative interpretation of the emerging (satellite-) constellations explain their meaning and reflect our technological contemporary mythology. The C64, iPod, Gameboy and Walkman are among zodiac symbols of satellite constellations.

for the full text see: Projekt Satellite Zodiac

The Satellite Zodiac project was made possible with the support of the Thuringia Arts Council (Kulturstiftung des Freistaats Thüringen).

construction

draft of the mechanics

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Orbits

• http://www.aero.org/publications/gilmore/gilmore-1.html
• wikipedia:Satellite
• Satellite tracking

Software

• http://sourceforge.net/projects/savi Visualisierung
• http://github.com/melchior-b/satellites Simulation für Satellite Zodiac von Melchior Brislinger
• http://www.phunland.com Mechanische Simulation (OS X, win), Zany Doodle (windows only)

Hardware

• Suppliers#Motors and robotic parts
• http://egg-bot.com
• http://www.schmalzhaus.com/EasyDriver, tutorial

Laser module (not diode)

• http://members.misty.com/don/laserdon.html#d
• http://www.repairfaq.org/sam/laserdps.htm#dpsadl0

commercial products

• http://www.yatego.com/globen-universum/p,4949ac3d75622,48930857b7a3d5_7,zimmerplanetarium-mit-led-projektion
• http://www.japantrendshop.com/DE-gakken-home-planetarium-p-835.html
• http://www.japantrendshop.com/DE-homestar-spa-bad-planetarium-von-sega-toys-p-318.html
• http://www.amazon.com/Uncle-Milton-Star-Theater-Pro/dp/B001UZHASE/ref=pd_sbs_t_2
• http://www.amazon.com/HPI-Hong-Kong-Limited-5105/dp/B000QV97E8/ref=pd_sbs_t_6

Projektmanagment

• Mindmap

Schritte:

1. Pappe und Messingdraht besorgen
2. mechanische experimente machen
3. mit experten kontakt aufnehmen und sprechen
4. klassik stiftung radierungen sternenkarten? -> Anna Amalia Bibliothek
5. lasergravur radierung?
6. metall feinwerkstatt Uni ansonsten Dreherei Klein
7. elektronik entwicklung

Literatur und Abbildungen

Theorie

• Parks, Lisa: Cultures in Orbit - Satellites and the Televisual ISBN 978-0822334972
• Schadewaldt, Wolfgang: Sternsagen Mit Illustrationen aus dem achzehnten Jahrhundert ISBN 3458319341
• Tierkreiszeichen
• International Astronomical Union: Constallations

Ästhetik

• http://ora-web.swkk.de/digimo_online/digimo.entry?source=digimo.Digitalisat_anzeigen&a_id=1016
• Winkelmessinstrumente
• Hartmann, Georg (1527) (without title) Astrolabe, original vellum. Archived in Herzogin Anna Amalia Bibliothek, Weimar
• Paglen, Trevor (2007) I could tell you but then you would have to be destroyed by me. Melville House Publishing
• Szwed, John F. (1998) Space Is The Place: The Lives And Times Of Sun Ra. Da Capo Press
• van Gent, Robert (2006) The finest atlas of the heavens: Harmonia macrocosmica of 1660 by Andreas Cellarius. Taschen

Hardware

• Otto Kraemer: Getriebelehre ISBN 3765020249 S. 30, 131
• Robert Kraus: Technische Mechanik, Band 1, 3
• Rudolf Beyer: Kinematische Getriebesynthese

Weitere

Walter Conrad: Vom Jakobsstab zur Satellitennavigation

Firmen

Lasercut

• Jenaer Feinblech
• Lasercut24
• Stempel Rabe hat einen Lasercutter, der dünnes Metall -wohl aber keinen Stahl- scheiden kann, so Christoph --sebastian 20:58, 1 June 2010 (UTC)