Friday, January 21, 2011

APOD 3.1

January 18 2011
This picture depicts a garden in Kona, Hawaii that was designed as a microcosm of the Milky Way galaxy. At first when I saw it, I thought "that's cool that they made arms out of plants from the real galaxy," but I didn't realize they were so thorough as to grow specific leaves that represent stars. That is an incredible testament to our mastery of both astronomy and botany. I found it funny that the peaceful-looking fountain represented a violent, spaghettifying black hole.

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