Interchange by Sherry Winkelman, Archive Specialist, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Quilt, 39 x 28, October 2011
“Interchange”
Sherry Winkelman
Archive Specialist, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Quilt
39 x 28
October 2011
I am the technical lead for the data archive for NASA’s Chandra x-ray telescope. The primary function of the Chandra Data Archive is data discovery and dissemination, making Chandra data available to astronomers around the world. In this quilt I began with an image of a highway interchange, replacing cars with computer chips and other components to represent data and science flowing between the archive and researchers.
