Category Archives: Publications
Many Faces of Cassiopeia A
Many thanks to all who participated in our 2017 Aesthetics & Astronomy survey. Below is the abstract for our latest paper on the “Many Faces of Cassiopeia A”. The paper is open access and may be read in full at … Continue reading
Is That Real? Understanding Astronomical Images
Our 2014 follow-up Aesthetics & Astronomy study examined what is believed to be “real” in images and how people – particularly non-experts – respond to and understand information that astronomical images attempt to convey. A convenience sample of 1,956 responded … Continue reading
Two New A&A Papers
Here are two of the latest Aesthetics & Astronomy papers to peruse, both printed in 2015. The first is on the topic of false color and trust in astronomical imagery. The second paper analyzes data we took at a number … Continue reading
Examining Perceptions Of Astronomy Images Across Mobile Platforms
In the first of two follow-up Aesthetics & Astronomy studies from 2010, an online survey and focus groups were used to explore whether mobile platforms affect perception of astronomy images. In the online study, participants on their mobile devices were … Continue reading
Aesthetics & Astronomy Awash in Crimson
Normally, the Aesthetics & Astronomy (A&A) project celebrates all colors of the rainbow and even beyond — including the invisible ones beyond like X-rays and radio waves. Recently, however, we have a slightly preference for crimson with two different articles … Continue reading
Current list of papers and talks
Arcand, K.K., Watzke, M., Smith, L, Smith, J.K “Surveying Aesthetics & Astronomy: A project exploring the public’s perception of astronomy images and the science within” Communicating Astronomy with the Public. Issue 10 December 2010. http://www.capjournal.org/issues/10/10_13.php
New Study launched
The first paper on the preliminary results of the study has been accepted by Science Communication. View it online at http://scx.sagepub.com (pre-print available at http://xxx.lanl.gov/abs/1009.0772 ). Our latest research grant from the Smithsonian is enabling us to study the perception of astronomy images across multiple platforms (web,mobile, print,large scale) at participating science centers in the summer and fall of 2010.