was in 1957 when the first satellite was launched Orbiting the Earth to explore space. The images that have come back since then have helped humanity realize its position in the universe and knows the solar system It is the only livable country in the world.
This is the subject of the exhibition. other worlds. Journey through the solar systemwhich can be seen in Alicante Harbor Promenade Until July 24, a proposal from the La Caixa Foundation that highlights the visual legacy of these expeditions with the scientific significance it entails, but also with transcendent value. history of photography.
And this is where it comes in Michael Benson, writer, artist and filmmakerWorking with images collected on missions by NASA and ESA since the 1960s and processing them so that planets can be seen, Dr. as they would have looked if we had traveled there.
40 pictures
Selected for this exhibition 40 of these photosreproduced in large size as suggested”Return journey from the Sun to icy planets and Earth“This makes us regret how small we are and how important it is to protect our only habitable planet,” he said. Kike Herreror during the presentation.
The images are images taken by space probes in black and white, and what Benson does is “process and reproduce them as a human would see if they could go there and visit the craters of Mars or the hell of Earth.” venus surface“.
You can see in these photos Sun in a very special and close way“its close study allowed us to understand what the rest of the stars look like” and “close-orbiting minor planets”like mercuryvery hot on one side and very cold on the other”.
They also appear month details, “More than 200 million kilometers away, it’s the only place we can step on the surface of Mars with its characteristic reddish image”.
furthest part
Along with the planets, the exhibition also travels to the farthest corner of the solar system, “giant worlds”. Jupiter and Saturn. “Jupiter is the largest planet, 1,400 times Earth could fit inside it.”
You can also see your photos Uranus and Neptunewith a temperature more than 200 degrees below zero. Also from Pluto, which has been classified as a dwarf planet since 2006. In the case of the moons, impressive images are shown, distinguishing rock and water below the surface.
And one of the most impressive images, Earth seen from the moon’s horizon. “An exact copy of it Received Apollo VIII in 1968 Because it allows astronauts to orbit the Moon to decide where they can land next year, and allow us to see the opposite image we’re used to, the Moon rising above the Earth’s horizon.”
A new Member of Parliament attended the opening of the exhibition. Alicante Culture, Nayma BeldjilaliAt his first press conference, “with great enthusiasm and desire to workWe are currently drawing the lines we will take but it exceeds expectations; It is a very nice council where you can learn a lot and have a lot of fun,” he said.
Director of the Caixabank Business District in Alicante, Jose Antonio Sendra and the regional delegate of the La Caixa Foundation in the Community, lourdes toribio.