News

Galaxy Garden Update
August 8, 2008

University of Hawaii, Institute for Astronomy
No. 27 2008 - The Galaxy Garden
(Note: Select "The Galaxy Garden" from the menu of "All Articles")

"How can one explain the vastness of the Milky Way galaxy so that people comprehend its large size and scale? This is a question that artist Jon Lomberg pondered after he painted a portrait of the Milky Way for the National Air and Space Museum (NASM) in Washington, D.C." ...Read more.

Galaxy Garden Update
July 14, 2008

Big Island TV Feature Story
June 2008 - Jon Lomberg's Galaxy Garden

To view this excellent video, go to www.bigislandtv.com, click on the "Big Island Videos" button, select "Features" on the main menu, and then "Galaxy Garden" on the features menu.

Honolulu Star Bulletin Story
June 15, 2008 - A galaxy grows on the Big Island.

"You never know what you are going to find on the Big Island. How about the galaxy as greenery?

Honaunau resident Jon Lomberg is America's leading space artist. His painting of our Milky Way Galaxy hangs in the Smithsonian. He was the artistic partner of the late Carl Sagan, illustrating Sagan's books and his television series, "Cosmos," for which Lomberg won an Emmy." ...Read more

Tompkins Weekly Feature Story
Oct. 29, 2007 - Down to Earth Look at Milky Way.

"There is a galaxy on Hawaii. Not an actual galaxy, of course, as a typical island of stars contains many billions of suns and spans hundreds of thousands of light years. The galaxy residing on the largest of that particular chain of Pacific islands is a 100-foot wide living representation of the vast stellar realm our planet and humanity dwells in, the Milky Way." ...Read more.

Galaxy Garden Press Release
Oct. 20, 2007 - Paleaku Astronomy Center Launches The Galaxy Garden, The World's First Walk-through Model Of The Milky Way Galaxy.

"Captain Cook, Hawaii/EWORLDWIRE/Sep. 27, 2007 --- The Galaxy Garden, the world's first walk-through model of the Milky Way Galaxy, will open to the public on Oct. 21, 2007. Located on the Big Island of Hawaii, this 100-foot diameter garden accurately maps the galaxy using almost 1000 carefully selected plants to represent actual stars and nebulae. The centerpiece of the model is a unique fountain that represents the giant black hole at our galaxy's center. " ...Read more.

AstroDay.Net News Release
Oct. 20, 2007 - Galaxy Garden Grand Opening, Captain Cook, Hi.

"Astronomy artist Jon Lomberg has mapped the Milky Way in flowers at the Paleaku Astronomy Center in Captain Cook in west Hawaii. The Grand Opening of the Galaxy Garden was well attended by nearly a hundred people, including representatives from many of the observatories. Subaru Telescope Director Masa Hayashi and family, Gemini Observatory astronomer Tom Geballe, Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope Director of Science Operations Pierre Martin, Keck Observatory Director Taft Armandroff and Director of Advancement Debbie Goodwin." ...Read more.