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Transatlantic ‘Telectroscope’
From the so-called ‘Steampunk‘ Department (with apologies to Gizmodo), check out this very simple, but effective, interactive art exhibit, which features an ‘underground’ telescope linking London and New York City. Passersby on both sides of the Atlantic ocean can apparently see each other in real-time. More info at Engadget, and again at CNN or CoolHunting.
The creator of the project is a British artist named Paul St. George, who refers to his telescope as a ‘Telectroscope’, referring to the electronic aspects of the piece. The thing even has a blog, on which web followers can track Mr. St. George’s movements underground (via Google Maps and beneath the ocean, in fact) as he builds his epic observational machine. The myth is taking on storybook-like aesthetics.
Whatever you call it or however you describe it, I think this ‘telectroscope’ is very, very cool. It’s kind of a magical artifact, really, and I regret that I wont be in either New York or London to go check it out.
