A jagged green line of laser light, resembling an EKG, plays across the face of a yellow and white building on the Venice canals at night.

From the Distant Past Spectrograph Laser Exhibit

A laser installation by artist Tim Otto Roth on Venice’s Palazzo Franchetti. While the scanning green laser might appear abstract, it is in fact based on Hubble observations of distant galaxies.

Credits: Tim Otto Roth/imachination projects 2010