#celestial sphere

[lucjan]

end of the Sun's path

[vintage-treasures]

Celestial Sphere, glass and pewter sculpture (1929) Painter and glass designer Edvard Hald (1883–1980) created this orb for Orrefors Glassworks as a three-dimensional map of the constellations. The transparent glass represents the vacuum of space.

The constellations appear in reverse on the surface so that they would look correct to an observer standing at the center of the sphere. This piece reflects the Art Deco focus on astronomy and clean geometric forms. It remains a significant example of the technical innovation that established Orrefors as a leader in modern glass design. Loc. Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Dim. 39.4 cm H x 30.5 cm W (15 1/2 x 12 in.)

[missweaverthecreator]

Meridian

Yet another Sun and Moon Show oc that I put on my Art Fight profile.

Meridian is one of three original beings in the multiverse. Meridian, Zenith, and Nadir were created from when the Celestial, the first thing to ever exist, split into three different beings. Meridian was “born” without emotions, the perfect balance between their siblings. Meridian and Zenith created the first universe after finding a glowing orb where the Celestial has split. After hundreds of billions of years Meridian created the first living things. This creatures were created from the energy of bright, fiery balls dotting the universe. These beings would latter be called Astrals, of “star entities.” They created all the zodiacs, Ophiuchus, Kerian, and Rez. They offered these beings to their siblings, Zenith taking the zodiacs and infusing them with positive star power and Nadir taking the other three and infusing them with negative star power. After, Meridian created their own beings, the Observer, the Overseer, and the Creator. Thousands of billions of years later, Meridian went missing, in their place being what’s now known as a black hole. This caused a war between Zenith and Nadir which led to the first universe and all its inhabitants splitting apart, creating the multiverse. Ophiuchus fell through a hole in the universe into the place where the Celestial had lived, the Void. Zenith and Nadir went missing as well, their locations unknown. Whether the siblings ever returned or will returned is unknown.

I can write more about the lore and make it more detailed later.

[visualcontinuum]

Zodiac Constellations Series. Scorpio Ruled by Pluto

[nofatclips]

Cliffside by Hammock from the album Universalis

[russellmoreton]

Celestial Sphere/Scale/Intersection : Stars and Dust Particles. 2 by Russell Moreton Via Flickr: Astronomical archive Time based analogue photography Entanglements of matter and meaning. Karen Barad, Meeting The Universe Halfway, 2007.

[madcat-world]

Celestial Sphere - SeerLight

[nemfrog]

“The earth in the center of the celestial sphere.” The earth in space. 1887.

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