Weather Satellite
This work is based on a medieval manuscript that explains how the moon influences the weather.
People in the middle ages believed the changes in the weather were caused by the heavenly bodies. To make weather predictions they would track and calculate the paths and cycles of the celestial objects, and make forecasts based on their positions in the sky. This belief led to the development of the astronomical clock. These clocks showed the cycles of the stars, sun and moon and were a tangible reminder how life on earrth was ruled by the skies.
Astronomical clocks were the summit of technology at the time. To capture the paths and cycles of the stars in a mechanism was an unprecedented feat. Centuries later, our understanding of earth’s atmosphere changed, and so did our instruments.
People no longer studied the night sky to predict the course of life on earth. Instead, our gaze has inverted, and the technology that made astronomical clocks possible evolved to become very stars themselves. Satellites are launched into space to monitor the earth from orbit. These artificial moons show how weather patterns and climate are changing, offering insight into the future of the planet.
