3D-models from 2D-astro images, more testing

In this blog, there is lots of experimental material. To see my actual astroimages, please, see my Portfolio: http://astroanarchy.zenfolio.com/

Links to the original images are with animated models, there is links to other 3D-formats as well.
Animations are made by creating artificial parallax to an image. Then two images are animated together by using a very clever webservice. There can be some artifacts in images, due the experimental nature of this work! The volumetric models are based on some known facts and an artistic impression.

Flaming Star nebula and IC 410

Original 2D-image HERE
Other 3D-formats HERE






Cone Nebula area

Original 2D-image HERE
Other 3D-formats HERE






Rosette Nebula area

Original 2D-image HERE
Other 3D-formats HERE






Butterfly Nebula

Original 2D-image HERE
Other 3D-formats HERE






Tulip Nebula wide field 

Original 2D-image HERE
Other 3D-formats HERE






NGC 1499, the California Nebula

Original 2D-image HERE
Other 3D-formats HERE

This has been a very poor winter for astro imaging, playing with old data is one way to try avoid frustration.
We have just two and half months imaging season left up here in 65N. After that no astronomical darkness here until late in the next Autumn : (

"Astrokuvausta Suomesta" (in finnish)

Olen aloittanut kuvieni ja niihin liittyvien artikkeleiden julkaisemisen Tiede-lehden keskustelupalstalla.
Löydät julkaisuni ja muuta aiheeseen liittyvää täältä:
http://www.tiede.fi/keskustelut/tahtitiede-ja-avaruus-f6/astrokuvausta-suomesta-t43923.html

Kommentit, ideat ja kritiikki ovat tervetulleita. Jätä kommenttisi tänne, tai keskustelupalstalle.

(Sorry, this post here and the link is in finnish this time.)

Content of this Blog

Note, please.

In This Blog, there is lots of experimental material.
To see the actual astro images, please, select a Cathegory, like Nebulae,  from a Right hand side menu!
Or You can go to  my image portfolio; http://astroanarchy.zenfolio.com/ ,  thank you.

Huomautus. (Finnish)

Tässä Blogissa on runsaasti kokeilevaa materiaalia.
Nähdäksesi astrokuviani, ole hyvä ja valitse oikeanpuoleisesta valikosta esim. "Nebula" ryhmä. (Kaasusumut)
Tai voit vierailla kuvaportfoliossani; http://astroanarchy.zenfolio.com/ , kiitos.

North Anmerica & Pelican Nebula as an animated 3D.

Please, let the image load for few seconds to see it animated!

One more, 3D-transform from a both halves of the stereo pair, the North America and the Pelican nebula. Stars are removed to better show my vision of a possible 3D-structure.

Original post, 2D-images and details, from this target can be seen HERE.
Other 3D-formats, like anaglyph 3D, Paralle and Cross vison stereo pairs, can be seen HERE.

NOTE! This is a personal vision about forms and shapes, based on some known facts and artistic impression.

The "Cat's Eye" nebula as an animated 3D

Please, let the image load for few seconds to see it animated!

I made an animated 3D-presentation from the Cat's Eye nebula too.
Since threre was difficulties with a star field around it, I removed all other stars but the central star of the nebula. The spherical nature of this planetary nebula can be now seen without eye tricks, like in a stereo pair.

Original post, 2D-images and details, from this target can be seen HERE.
Other 3D-formats, like anaglyph 3D, Paralle and Cross vison stereo pairs, can be seen HERE.

NOTE! This is a personal vision about forms and shapes, based on some known facts and artistic impression.

Bubble nebula 3D-animation

Bubble nebula in HST-palette Original post, 2D-images and details, from this target can be seen HERE. Other 3D-formats, like anaglyph 3D, Paralle and Cross vison stereo pairs, can be seen HERE.

Sorry, there is some artifacts in image, mainly stars. This is an experimental technique yet.

One more test with a 3D-animation of nebulae

The current version of  an animation algorithm seems to broduce some artifacts to stars,
not at every time but now and then. After all, this algorithm is originally ment for regular images.
I made a test with a IC 410 nebula image with supressed stars, the actual nebulosity is much more clear and since there is no stars, animation is clean.

Please, let the images load for few seconds to see them!

A starless version of IC 410 delivers an artifact free image. (Looks like a Baroque painting.)
Original 2D-image HERE
Other 3D-formats HERE

A 3D-animated version of M45, even though there is a dense star field,
just few artifacts can be seen.
Original 2D-image HERE
Other 3D-formats HERE

This service is used to convert a stereo pair images to an animation: http://www.start3d.com/

New 3D animations from deep space objects

I have made several stereo images from the astronomical targets to a different stereo 3D formats.
You'll find many of them from here: http://astroanarchy.zenfolio.com/f359296072
Due the distance, we can not have enough parallax to create real stereo pairs from deepsky objects.
I have developed, some time ago, a method to add volumetric information to a 2D astro images.
This information is based on some known facts and an artisic impression.

Here are samples of my 3D-visualizations.
This time a special technique is used to turn two slightly different images from a stereo pair to an animation.

Please, let the images load for few seconds to see them!

Tulip nebula 3D-animation

Original 2D-image and details HERE
Stereo pair can be found HERE
An anaglyph Red/Cyan 3D can be found HERE
A Zoom out 2D-movie HERE

NGC 281 the "Pack-Man Nebula" as a 3D-animation

Original 2D-image and details HERE
Stereo pair can be found HERE
An anaglyph Red/Cyan 3D can be found HERE

Closeup of a "soul Nebula" as 3D-animation

Original 2D-image and details HERE
Stereo pair can be found HERE
An anaglyph Red/Cyan 3D can be found HERE
A 2D Zoom in movie HERE

Rosette Nebula as a 3D-animation

Original 2D-image and details HERE
Stereo pair can be found HERE
An anaglyph Red/Cyan 3D can be found HERE

All animations here are made by using an experimental web service. It'll turn Left and Right images from any stereo pair to a smoothly animated picture. If you'll like to give a try, please, go here: http://www.start3d.com/

Anaglyph 3D astro images and movies

I have just updated my Zenfolio "Volumetric 3D images" anaglyph folder. There is now direct links to an anaglyph 3D-movies in YouTube! You'll need Red/Cyan Eyeglasses to be able to see images right. NOTE! If you have Red & Green filters, you can use them instead! Red goes to Left eye. Please, click HERE to see an anglyph image folder in Zenfolio service. Edit. I add direct links to a 3D-anaglyph movies in this post for your convenience. Zenfolio 3D-folder has 3D-still images from all targets, if you like to see them too, click the link above. Sh2-240 3d-anaglyph movie California Nebula 3D-anaglyph movie Pelican Nebula 3D-anaglyph movie IC 410 Nebula 3D-anaglyph movie North AmericaNebula 3D-anaglyph movie Rosette Nebula 3D-anaglyph movie Tulip Nebula 3D-anaglyph movie Butterfly Nebula 3D-anaglyph movie Moon 3D-anaglyph movie IC 1396 Nebula 3D-anaglyph movie M27 Planetary Nebula 3D-anaglyph movie NGC 281 Nebula 3D-anaglyph movie Soul Nebula 3D-anaglyph movie ! If you have a slow connection speed, please, press pause and wait some time for video to load. Note! Movies are in 720i HD-format. Press the HD-symbol in lower Right corner in YouTube to see movie in HD.

PK 164+31.1, Start of the new project

PK 164+31.1, the "Headphone Nebula"

A false color H-alpha image of PK 164+31.1

I started a new project with this planetary nebula at January 22, the same nigh as I shot the IC 410.

This planetary locates in constellation Lynx. Magnitude is 14 but it has a very low surface brightness. The 16.8 magnitude central star can be barely seen in the image. Distance is about 1600 ly. This is a large object to a planetary nebula, dimensions are 6,7 x6,7 arcminutes. This object is not too commonly imaged.

Seeing was very poor at that night and I shot this target only to see if it can be captured at all. I shot H-alpha frames binned down 2x2, image scale is 1,5 arcseconds/pixel. I'll shoot more frames to this when weather allows and hopefully in better seeing. I have plans to expose O-III and S-II too to make a three band color image out of this target.

Processing work flow:

Image acquisition, MaxiDL v5.07.

Stacked and calibrated in CCDStack.

Levels, curves and color combine in PS CS3

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Telescope, Meade LX200 GPS 12" @ f5

Camera, QHY9

Guiding, SXV-AO @ 8Hz

Image Scale, 1,5 arcseconds/pixel

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Exposures:

H-alpha 7x1200s Binned 2x2

This exposure time is way too short for this low surface brightness object!