Reference Request
Finding Aids to Official Records of the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession 15-259
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Website Records, 2015
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of the "Aesthetics and Astronomy" website maintained by the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics as it existed on June 1, 2015. The Aesthetics and Astronomy project studies the perception of multi-wavelength astronomical imagery and the effects of the scientific and artistic choices in processing astronomical data. The website documents the project and its preliminary finding. The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics is jointly administered by the Harvard College Observatory and the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.
Index Terms
This collection is indexed under the following access terms. These are links to collections with related topics, persons or places.
Name
- Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
- Harvard College Observatory
- Aesthetics and Astronomy (Website)
Subject
- Web sites
- Museums -- Public relations
- Astrophysics
- Astronomical observatories
- Astronomical photography
- Astronomy in art
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 15-259, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Website Records