Altazimuth

Instrument for determining both the altitude and the azimuth of a star.

Altazimuth

Instrument for determining both the altitude and the azimuth of a star.

Altazimuth

Instrument for determining both the altitude and the azimuth of a star.

Altazimuth

Corona

Borealis

Altazimuth is a collaboration between astronomer Lucas Ellerbroek and designer Neeltje Kromdijk.

'What if we could experience the distances of the stars in a human scale? That was the question arising when Lucas and Neeltje sat together. What is we could see the constellations as we know them, to orientate in the night sky, but now as three dimensional objects?' 

Neeltje started collecting all the data from the stars and Lucas came with a formula to transform the distances from lightyears into centimeters. All you see in the designs, the shapes, colors and brightnesses are the results of this data. You can experience the order of brightness in every constellation, get information about what kind of star it is because of it's color and actual experience the relative proportions of the stars. 

'It is a suprise every time, to see what shape evolves out of the stardata of each constellation, Neeltje says. And so exciting to create these new shapes that are rooted in a very old tradition. 

 

Altazimuth is a collaboration between astronomer Lucas Ellerbroek and designer Neeltje Kromdijk.

'What if we could experience the distances of the stars in a human scale? That was the question arising when Lucas and Neeltje sat together. What is we could see the constellations as we know them, to orientate in the night sky, but now as three dimensional objects?' 

Neeltje started collecting all the data from the stars and Lucas came with a formula to transform the distances from lightyears into centimeters. All you see in the designs, the shapes, colors and brightnesses are the results of this data. You can experience the order of brightness in every constellation, get information about what kind of star it is because of it's color and actual experience the relative proportions of the stars. 

'It is a suprise every time, to see what shape evolves out of the stardata of each constellation, Neeltje says. And so exciting to create these new shapes that are rooted in a very old tradition. 

 

Altazimuth is a collaboration between astronomer Lucas Ellerbroek and designer Neeltje Kromdijk.

'Sitting together the question rose; what if we could experience the distances of the stars in a human scale. What is we could see the constellations as we know them, to orientate in the night sky, but now as three dimensional objects?' 

Neeltje started collecting recent data from the stars and Lucas came with a formula to transform the distances from lightyears into centimeters. All you see in the designs, the shapes, colors and brightnesses are the results of this data. You can experience the order of brightness in every constellation, get information about what kind of star it is because of it's color and actual experience the relative proportions of the stars. 

'It is a suprise every time, to see what shape evolves out of the stardata of each constellation, Neeltje says. And so exciting to create these new shapes that are rooted in a very old tradition. 

 

ASTRONOMER

Lucas Ellerbroek

ASTRONOMER

Lucas Ellerbroek

Altazimuth is a collaboration between astronomer Lucas Ellerbroek and designer Neeltje Kromdijk.

'What if we could experience the distances of the stars in a human scale? That was the question that arised when Lucas and Neeltje sat together. What is we could see the constellations as we know them, to orientate in the night sky, but now as three dimensional objects?' 

Neeltje started collecting all the data from the stars and Lucas came with a formula to transform the distances from lightyears into centimeters. All you see in the designs, the shapes, colors and brightnesses are the results of this data. You can experience the order of brightness in every constellation, get information about what kind of star it is because of it's color and actual experience the relative proportions of the stars. 

'It is a suprise every time, to see what shape evolves out of the stardata of each constellation, Neeltje says. And so exciting to create these new shapes that are rooted in a very old tradition. 

 

Altazimuth is a collaboration between astronomer Lucas Ellerbroek and designer Neeltje Kromdijk.

'What if we could experience the distances of the stars in a human scale? Was the question arising when Lucas and Neeltje sat together. What is we could see the constellations as we know them, to orientate in the night sky, but now as three dimensional objects?' 

Neeltje started collecting recent data from the stars and Lucas came with a formula to transform the distances from lightyears into centimeters. All you see in the designs, the shapes, colors and brightnesses are the results of this data. You can experience the order of brightness in every constellation, get information about what kind of star it is because of it's color and actual experience the relative proportions of the stars. 

ASTRONOMER

Lucas Ellerbroek

ASTRONOMER

Lucas Ellerbroek

Corona Borealis                                  

Corona Borealis                                

Corona Borealis                                

Corona Borealis                                

the Northern crown

the Northern crown

the Northern crown

the Northern crown

ancient/Ptolemy

ancient/Ptolemy

ancient/Ptolemy

ancient/Ptolemy

spring + summer in the Northern Latitudes / winter in the Southern Latitudes

spring + summer in the Northern Latitudes/winter in the Southern Latitudes

spring + summer in the Northern Latitudes/winter in the SL.

spring + summer in the Northern Latitudes/winter in the Southern Latitudes

Corona Borealis       the Northern crown                                 

Corona Borealis                                

Corona Borealis                                

Corona Borealis       the Northern crown                                 

Corona Borealis       the Northern crown                                 

Corona Australis                                 

Corona Australis                                 

Corona Australis                                 

Corona Australis                                 

the Southern crown

the Southern crown

the Southern crown

the Southern crown

ancient/Ptolemy

ancient/Ptolemy

ancient/Ptolemy

ancient/Ptolemy

summer in the Northern Latitudes / all season in the Southern Latitudes

summer in the Northern Latitudes / all season in the Southern Latitudes

summer in the Northern Latitudes   /   all season in the SL.

summer in the Northern Latitudes / all season in the Southern Latitudes

Corona Australis       the Southern crown                                 

Corona Australis                                 

Corona Australis                                 

Corona Australis                                 

Corona Australis      the Southern crown                                 

Comae Berenices                              

Comae Berenices                              

Comae Berenices                              

Comae Berenices                              

queen Berenices hair

queen Berenices hair

queen Berenices hair

queen Berenices hair

Ptolemy III Egypt

Ptolemy III Egypt

Ptolemy III Egypt

Ptolemy III Egypt

winter, spring + summer in the Northern Latitudes  

winter, spring + summer in the Northern Latitudes  

winter, spring + summer in the Northern Latitudes  

winter, spring + summer in the Northern Latitudes  

Comae Berenices       queen Berenices hair                              

Comae Berenices                              

Comae Berenices                              

Comae Berenices  queen Berenices hair

Comae Berenices  queen Berenices hair

Crux                             

Crux                             

Crux                             

Crux                             

the Southern cross

the Southern cross

the Southern cross

the Southern cross

1603 Uranometria

1603 Uranometria

1603 Uranometria

1603 Uranometria

winter, spring + summer in the Northern Latitudes / all season in the South

winter, spring + summer in the Northern L. / all season in the Southern L.

winter, spring + summer in the NL. / all season in the SL.

winter, spring + summer in the Northern L. / all season in the Southern L.

Crux                                the Southern cross                             

Comae Berenices                              

Comae Berenices                              

Comae Berenices  queen Berenices hair

Crux                              the Southern cross                             

Cygnus                             

Cygnus                             

Cygnus                             

Cygnus                             

the Swan/Northern cross

the Swan / Northern cross

the Swan/Northern cross

the Swan/Northern cross

ancient/Ptolemy

ancient/Ptolemy

ancient/Ptolemy

ancient/Ptolemy

summer + autumn in the Northern Latitudes / winter + spring in the Southern Latitudes

summer + autumn in the Northern Latitudes / ... in the Southern L.

summer + autumn in the NL. / ... in the Southern L.

summer + autumn in the NL. / ... in the Southern L.

Back to top Arrow