It’s not every day you get to broadcast a live radio show under the moon.
By that, I mean Luke Jerram’s Museum Of The Moon, currently touring to St. Canice’s Catherdal in Kilkenny (opened today) and running through to the end of the month.
Measuring seven metres in diameter, the moon features 120dpi detailed NASA imagery of the lunar surface. At an approximate scale of 1:500,000, each centimetre of the internally lit spherical sculpture represents 5km of the moon’s surface. The massive 23 metre wide, high resolution image used to create the moon artwork, was created by the Astrogeology Science Centre in the USA. The imagery was taken by a NASA satellite carrying the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera launched in 2010.
The installation is a fusion of lunar imagery, moonlight and surround sound composition created by BAFTA and Ivor Novello award winning composer Dan Jones. Each venue also programmes their own series of lunar inspired events beneath the moon. St. Canice’s Catherdral is no different, and they’ve got a raft of events scheduled over the next three weeks, having started this morning with The KCLR Daily broadcasting live from 10am-1pm.
It’s not every day you end up with a giant moon overlooking your desk setup.
I won’t spoil the full experience through photos, but if you’ve got a chance to drop in between now and the end of March, take it. It’s unlikely to be back.
