The day NASA's Perseverance rover landed on Mars on February 18th, 2021, Ita Sonnenschein uploaded a wonderful animation of its entry through the Martian atmosphere.

We talk about her art, vaporwave, and how the exciting space era we currently live in will affect her art in the future.

The Sky This Week

• Full Moon on Friday, February 26 and Saturday, February 27 worldwide
• Find what time the Moon will rise in your location

Friday, February 26 – Montréal 

• 4:50 PM: Watch Full Moon rise from Belvedere Kondiaronk
• 5:10 PM: Watch Full Moon rise from Jeanne Mance Park

Saturday, February 27 – Montréal

• 6:07 PM: Watch Full Moon rise from Belvedere Kondiaronk
• 6:30 PM: Watch Full Moon rise from Jeanne Mance Park

Ita Sonnenschein

• Watch her Mars Re-Entry animation 
• Follow on Instagram (@reality_salad)
• Follow on Twitter (@siivvan)

Popularize Moonrise

• The Moon always looks larger and reddish-orange when it's near the horizon
• The Moon Illusion
• Since 2013, I've been doing an event called "Moonrise" where I show people the Full Moon as it rises over the horizon
• It's beautiful: and it's weird to me that this isn't a thing that humans watch and celebrate every month