Kepler Space Observatory by Jim Leonardson

Wall Art

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Proceeds Support:


Proceeds support Space Horizons, an innovative non profit that promotes interest in STEM education for minority and female students in underserved communities. Space Horizons is a new collection of mission patch designs for your favorite past, present and future missions to help engage a new generation in the excitement of extending humanity’s reach beyond Earth.

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Design By: Jim Leonardson
Jim Leonardson

Jim Leonardson is a graphic designer, typographer and illustrator who works in Chicago, Illinois. In his spare time he does woodworking with antique hand tools.

 

Design By: Jim Leonardson
Jim Leonardson

Jim Leonardson is a graphic designer, typographer and illustrator who works in Chicago, Illinois. In his spare time he does woodworking with antique hand tools.

 

Artist Statement

The Kepler space observatory was launched in 2009 to find earth size exoplanets in the habitable zone (where liquid water is possible) of other stars in our galaxy. By 2015, 1,000 exoplanets had been discovered using the transition method, where small drops in a star's output indicate a planet blocking light. When two of its reaction wheels failed, the solar wind was used to stabilize it. Its new mission was designated "K2". The design shows a small planet transiting a star, as in a multiple exposure. Beneath the name is its COSPAR designation. Kepler's four solar panels are arranged in a partial hexagon shape, when viewed from above, so I chose a hexagon for the patch outline. — Jim Leonardson