ShapeX urgent software update!
3D Astrophysics - All Things 3D in Astrophysics
by 3dastrophysics
2y ago
To all ShapeX users: A bug that causes incompletely rendered images and PV-diagrams at significant inclination angles of the camera has now been fixed. Please, refer to the DOWNLOADS area of the ShapeX website for an update patch and instructions ..read more
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3D model of Cat´s Eye Nebula wins “First Award” at ISEF
3D Astrophysics - All Things 3D in Astrophysics
by 3dastrophysics
3y ago
The image on the right is a NASA/ESA HST image of NGC6543, Ryan´s volumetric model is on the left. High school student Ryan Clairmont from San Diego´s Canyon Crest Academy (USA), wins “First Award” in the Physics & Astronomy category at the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) with his project “Evolution of the Cat’s Eye Nebula revealed through morpho-kinematic and hydrodynamical modelling”. To recreate this intriguing nebula, which also bears the scientific name “NGC 6543”, Ryan employed the ShapeX software developed by astrophysicists at the Institute of Astronomy (UNAM, Me ..read more
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A New View of Observed Galaxies through 3D Modelling and Visualisation
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by 3dastrophysics
3y ago
A comparison of our M83 visualisations from non-Earth-based viewpoints to similar observations of other galaxies from Earth. Tim Dykes, Claudio Gheller, Bärbel S. Koribalski, Klaus Dolag, Mel Krokos Observational astronomers survey the sky in great detail to gain a better understanding of many types of astronomical phenomena. In particular, the formation and evolution of galaxies, including our own, is a wide field of research. Three dimensional (spatial 3D) scientific visualisation is typically limited to simulated galaxies, due to the inherently two dimensional spatial resolution of Earth-ba ..read more
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New ShapeX software release
3D Astrophysics - All Things 3D in Astrophysics
by 3dastrophysics
3y ago
The ShapeX desktop ShapeX is a 3D interactive morpho-kinematic modeling software package for astrophysics. Since 2006 it has been used in over 150 research papers as well as a number of BSc-, MSc- and PhD-Thesis. It has been used to create the model for the first ever 3D-printed nebula, the Homunculus in Eta-Carinae and other outreach and press release visualizations. Since the last release, ShapeX has been revamped considerably. In particular, the user interface (UI) and the rendering algorithms have seen changes. New modules and modifiers help with the workflow New manual & website help ..read more
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An “in-depth view” of astronomical objects
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by 3dastrophysics
3y ago
The ilumbra volumetric 3-D model of the radio galaxy Centaurus A. 3-D stereo vision for television and cinema are dead, again. In astronomy, however, we must extend its realm. There are good reasons to do so. The first is that there are very few spatial cues to perceive depth in astronomical images (compared to the potentially nine cues in pictures of our daily environment). Opacity, haze and symmetry are the only ones that work to some extent. So, seeing the space in space is not something that humans have been primed for. At ilumbra we pursue the hope that 3-D viewing using stereo vision and ..read more
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3DMAP-VR, A Project to Visualize Three-dimensional Models of Astrophysical Phenomena in Virtual Reality
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by 3dastrophysics
3y ago
3D Astrophysics Newsletter 2020.11 Salvatore Orlando, Ignazio Pillitteri, Fabrizio Bocchino, Laura Daricello, and Laura Leonardi In the first half of 2019, we launched 3DMAP-VR1 (three-dimensional Modeling of Astrophysical Phenomena in Virtual Reality), a project aimed at visualizing 3D MHD models of astrophysical simulations, using VR sets of equipment. The models account for all the relevant physical processes in astrophysical phenomena: gravity, magnetic-field-oriented thermal conduction, energy losses due to radiation, gas viscosity, deviations from proton–el ..read more
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Holding the Cosmos in Your Hand: Developing 3D Modeling and Printing Pipelines for Communications and Research
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by 3dastrophysics
3y ago
3D Astrophysics Newsletter 2020.10 Kimberly K. Arcand, Sara R. Price, Megan Watzke The Crab Nebula supernova remnant in X-rays (Chandra/NASA) Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) visualization has opened up a universe of possible scientific data representations. 3D printing has the potential to make seemingly abstract and esoteric data sets accessible, particularly through the lens of translating data into forms that can be explored in the tactile modality for people who are blind or visually impaired. This article will briefly review 3D modeling in astrophysics, astronomy, and planetary science, b ..read more
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3D Astrophysics Newsletter
3D Astrophysics - All Things 3D in Astrophysics
by 3dastrophysics
3y ago
2020.9 A New Galactic Center Adventure in Virtual Reality Christopher Russell,  Baltasar Luco, Jorge Cuadra, and Miguel Sepúlveda A new visualization, “Galactic Center VR,” features simulations of material streaming toward the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole known as Sgr A*. Users can experience the last 500 years of cosmic evolution in this area in a free virtual reality program. Blue and cyan show the simulation’s X-ray emission from hot gas due to the supersonic wind collisions observed by Chandra. By providing a six-degrees-of-freedom (“6dof”) VR experience, the user can look an ..read more
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3D Astrophysics Newsletter
3D Astrophysics - All Things 3D in Astrophysics
by 3dastrophysics
3y ago
2020.8 Detailed studies of IPHAS sources — I. The disrupted late bipolar IPHASX J193718.6+202102 Sabin, L.;Guerrero, M. A.;Zavala, S.;Toalá, J. A.;Ramos-Larios, G.;Gómez-Llanos, V. Abstract: We present a detailed analysis of the new planetary nebula (PN) IPHASX J193718.6+202102 using deep imaging and intermediate- and high resolution spectroscopy that are interpreted through morpho-kinematic and photoionisation modelling. The physical structure of the nebula consists of a fragmented torus and an extremely faint orthogonal bipolar outflow, contrary to the pinched waist PN morphology suggested ..read more
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3D Astrophysics Newsletter
3D Astrophysics - All Things 3D in Astrophysics
by 3dastrophysics
3y ago
2020.7 A triple-star system with a misaligned and warped circumstellar disk shaped by disk tearing Stefan Kraus, Alexander Kreplin, Alison K. Young, Matthew R. Bate, John D. Monnier, Tim J. Harries, Henning Avenhaus, Jacques Kluska, Anna S. E. Laws, Evan A. Rich, Matthew Willson, Alicia N. Aarnio, Fred C. Adams, Sean M. Andrews, Narsireddy Anugu, Jaehan Bae, Theo ten Brummelaar, Nuria Calvet, Michel Curé, Claire L. Davies, Jacob Ennis, Catherine Espaillat, Tyler Gardner, Lee Hartmann, Sasha Hinkley, Aaron Labdon, Cyprien Lanthermann, Jean-Baptiste LeBouquin, Gail H. Schaefer, Benjamin R. Sett ..read more
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