Standard Candle rethinks astronomical observatory instrumentation through feminist and decolonial perspectives by using digital weaving and indigenous beading to reinterpret telescopic images in textile form. Cosmology is deeply entwined in imperial aspects of science and technology through the act of observation. Mt. Wilson Observatory in southern California is ground zero for measuring our universe and proving that our universe is expanding, providing a conceptual vantage point where men of science produced precise instruments for observation, claiming political and cultural power over knowledge and science. Their female co-workers—often referred to as “computers”—made their research possible by classifying and cataloging star light as data, but they remain largely uncredited and unknown. Standard Candle weaves data collected by these unrecognized “computer” laborers as woven form through space and time, imaging historical observations of celestial places that are now obscured by light pollution. The resulting textiles and beadwork reveal a tactile connection to the pixels they signify, tracing their own production. Standard Candle is a research-based project that encompasses an exhibition of digital weaving and indigenous beading; a companion virtual exhibition; and a symposium.