Desktop Quasar

A rotating polariscope which emulates a pulsing “quasar” star in its core. Light passes through two polarizing filters on its path through a solid glass sphere in its center, revealing a pattern of shifting rainbows in the clear crystal ball.

Desktop Quasar

17”H x 13” W x 13” D

Selectively annealed glasss, polarizing filters, condenser lens, cast resin, clamp light, plexiglass, ball bearings, hardware, urethane belt, microwave motor, cast aluminum base, 3D printed components, silver leaf

2024