Microscopy meets telescopy in artwork created for RMS offices
Staff at the RMS office were delighted to receive a visit from Corporate Advisory Board (CAB) Member - and talented artist - Huw Thomas, who kindly presented the Society with a pair of his latest paintings.
Based on images captured by the microscope and telescope, the colourful impressions depict a powerful supernova and - from the much smaller end of the spectrum - a macrophage preparing to devour invading microbes.
Impression of a macrophage
These macrophages extend filopodia projections that can ingest and destroy invading microbes and even cancer and diseased cells. Imaged with a SEM @ x 875 magnification.
The paintings, which were presented to Chief Executive Sali Davis in the RMS Library, are among Huw's latest creations - many of which can be viewed on his Facebook page.
Huw is currently UK & Ireland Sales Director at Telight, promoting the company's range of super resolution and QPI microscopes.
Impression of a supernova
These are cataclysmic explosions that occur during the last evolutionary stages in the life of a massive star. Such events that occurred approximately 65 million years ago may have contributed to a mass extinction on our planet. Typically images are acquired by advanced space telescopes such as the Hubble and James Webb.