Starry Transit: An Installation by Martha Glowacki

August 27–November 6, 2005

Starry Transit

This sculptural installation created by Martha Glowacki for the historic Washburn Observatory will explore the ability of night-flying birds to navigate by the stars. A project of MMoCA and the UW-Madison Department of Astronomy.

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Martha Glowacki, Planisphere (detail), 2005, from Starry Transit. Etched bronze and brass plates; cast bronze; found cast-iron parts; steel; wood; ink-jet prints; and marbleized paper.