Showing posts with label publications. Show all posts
Showing posts with label publications. Show all posts
Saturday, November 23, 2024
Astro Anarchy get published
After about three years without shooting new material from the night sky I'm finally back in business.
I had some health issues and after three operations I'm starting to be good as new again. I have also built a new imaging system, it took about two years to get it up and running.
I was really amazed about the amount of publicity my work got after I publish my first photos from the new setup. Here are some of the publication, couple of them are in finish only, sorry.
My TV-interview in a live talk show,
Arto Nyberg
You can see the show here: https://areena.yle.fi/1-70235645
PETA PIXEL
World's leading independent photography, videography, and imaging technology publication
"This Astrophotographer Captures the Universe Unlike Anyone Else"
JEREMY GRAY
You can read the article here:
MY MODERN MET
5 million visitors coming to our site each month, looking for articles on art, design, photography, architecture, science, technology, environmental issues, and more.
"Remarkable Astrophotography Captures the Sublime Beauty of Universe"
Jessica Stewart on November 11, 2024
You can read the article here:
AN INTERVIEW BY RADIO KALEVA
"Olemme kaikki supernovien lapsia"
"Olemme kaikki supernovien lapsia"
Haastattelun voi kuunnella täältä sivun lopusta:
https://www.kaleva.fi/olemme-kaikki-supernovien-lapsia-oululainen-tahtik/11396012
https://www.kaleva.fi/olemme-kaikki-supernovien-lapsia-oululainen-tahtik/11396012
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Kuva: Maiju Pohjanheimo
Wednesday, November 10, 2021
NIGHT FEVER, exhibition in Helsinki 14.10 - 04-12. 2021
NIGHT FEVER
THE PLATFORM GALLERY
Lapinlahdenkatu 16 C, 00180 Helsinki
The exhibition will be open in the the evenings to highlight the
beauty and mystique of the cosmos.
Opening hours
Wed - Fri: 5pm to 9pm
Sat: 2pm to 8pm
We are also open on select Sundays and Holidays and
outside opening hours by appointment
This photograph of Melotte 15 star cluster in Cassiopeia can be seen in exhibition as a museum quality print on dibond-aluminium at size 120 x 97 cm.
Tuesday, October 12, 2021
Night Fever, Exhibition in Helsinki 14.10 - 04.12. 2021
NIGHT FEVER
EXHIBITION 14.10 - 04.12.2021, THE PLATFORM GALLERY
Lapinlahdenkatu 16 C, 00180 Helsinki
NIGHT FEVER" WILL BE OPEN IN EXHIBITION AT THE PLATFORM GALLERY IN HELSINKI FROM 14.10 - 4.12.2021
The exhibit will be open in the the evenings to highlight the
beauty and mystique of the cosmos.
Thursday to Saturday of the opening days will have special opening hours.
14.10 - 16.10
7pm to 10pm
General Opening hours Starting 20.10
Wed - Fri: 5pm to 9pm
Sat: 2pm to 8pm
We are also open on select Sundays and Holidays and
outside opening hours by appointment
NOTE
A three meter long museum quality print of Grand Mosaic of Milky Way is one of the artworks in exhibition.
Thursday, September 16, 2021
Viral Nebula Rocks
IC1396 converted to 3D animation, very first of its kind
NOW on SuperRare
I turned my photo of IC1396 to a 3d-model at 2012 to show that it’s actually a three-dimensional volume floating in three-dimensional space. This artwork is not just a guess work, it’s based on scientific data about the structure of emission nebulae and real distance information.
This animation went viral and it was published by several news media and major websites globally at 2012, links after the photos
Location, Constellation Cepheus at distance of about 3000 light years
IC 1396 spans about three degrees of sky (Full Moon has diameter of 0,5 degrees)
I took the photo and made the model at 2012, exposure time 15 hours.
Time used for the collecting scientific data, 3D-model and animation way too much.
Original photo used for the animation
My original photo of emission nebula IC1396
Original photo used for the animation
Rotating Nebula in media
SLATE by Phill Plait
Best Astronomy Images of 2012:
DISCOVER MAGAZINE,
Jaw-dropping rotating 3D nebula
SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE by Colin Schultz
Amazing Astrophotography Lets You See Nebulae in 3D
WIRED by Nadia Drake,
New Dimension: Nebulas Are Even More Amazing in 3-D
https://www.wired.com/2013/02/nebulas-in-3-d/
HUFFINGTON POST by Ryan Grenoble,
Nebula IC 1396, Animated In 3D By Finnish Astrophotographer J-P Metsavainio, Is Astounding
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/nebula-animated-3d-photo_n_1949152
INSIDER, Jennifer Welsh
Awesome Animation Shows An Interstellar Gas Cloud In 3D https://www.businessinsider.com/awesome-animation-shows-a-nebula-in-3d-2012-10?r=US&IR=T
PETAPIXEL, Michael Zhang
Amazing Animated GIFs Capture Nebulae in 3D Using Artificial Parallax
https://petapixel.com/2013/02/20/amazing-animated-gifs-capture-nebulae-in-3d-using-artificial-parallax/
This animation was selected to a Moving the Still exhibition in Miami Art Week 2012
How the 3D-model is made
My Moleskine notebook pages from 2008, I planned how to convert nebulae to 3D
For as long as I have captured images of celestial objects, I have always seen hem three-dimensionally in my head. The scientific information makes my inner visions much more accurate, and the 3-D technique I have developed enables me to share those beautiful visions with others.
How accurate my 3-D-visions are depending on how much information I have and how well I implement it.
The final 3-D-image is always an appraised simulation of reality based on known scientific facts, deduction, and some artistic creativity.
After I have collected all the necessary scientific information about my target, I start my 3-D conversion from stars. Usually there is a recognizable star cluster which is responsible for ionizing the nebula. We don’t need to know its absolute location since we know its relative location. Stars ionizing the nebula have to be very close to the nebula structure itself. I usually divide up the rest of the stars by their apparent brightness, which can then be used as an indicator of their distances, brighter being closer. If true star distances are available, I use them, but most of the time my rule of thumb is sufficient. By using a scientific estimate of the distance of the Milky Way object, I can locate the correct number of stars in front of it and behind it.
Emission nebulae are not lit up directly by starlight; they are usually way too large for that. Rather, stellar radiation ionizes elements within the gas cloud and the nebula itself is glowing light, the principle is very much the same as in fluorescent tubes. The thickness of the nebula can be estimated from its brightness, since the whole volume of gas is glowing, brighter means thicker.
By this means, forms of the nebula can be turned to a real 3-D shape. Nebulae are also more or less transparent, so we can see both sides of it at the same time, and this makes model-making a little easier since not much is hidden.
The local stellar wind, from the star cluster inside the nebula, shapes the nebula by blowing away the gas around the star cluster. The stellar wind usually forms a kind of cavity in the nebulosity. The same stellar wind also initiates the further collapse of the gas cloud and the birth of the second generation of stars in the nebula. The collapsing gas can resist the stellar wind and produces pillar like formations which must point to a cluster.
Ionized oxygen (O-III) glows with a bluish light, and since oxygen needs a lot of energy to ionize it, this can only be achieved relatively close to the star cluster in the nebula. I use this information to position the O-III area (the bluish glow) at the correct distance relative to the heart of the nebula.
Many other small indicators can be found by carefully studying the image itself. For example, if there is a dark nebula in the image, it must be located in front of the emission one, otherwise we couldn’t see it at all.
Using the known data in this way I build a kind of skeleton model of the nebula. Then the artistic part is mixed with the scientific and logical elements, and after that the rest is very much like creating a sculpture on a cosmic scale
Thursday, February 11, 2021
APOD by NASA, Astro Anarchy gets published
Astronomy Picture of the Day
My shot of the constellation Cygnus was selected today as an APOD (Astronomy Picture of the Day) by NASA. You can see the NASA page here: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap210211.html
INFO
Original blog post about this image, with technical details, can be seen here:
Sunday, October 25, 2020
Exhibition, Oulu, Finland 28.10 - 15.11. 2020
EXHIBITION
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Friday, September 25, 2020
Cosmic Clouds 3D is published now!
Cosmic Clouds 3D
Where Stars Are Born
At September 23. we had a live broadcast with Brian May, David J Eicher and me.
It was hosted by Alison Boyle from the Science Museum of London, many thanks!
From top left, Science Museum Keeper of Science Collections Alison Boyle, Artist and astrophotographer J-P Metsavainio, Astronomy Magazine editor David J. Eicher and the legendary Queen guitarist and astrophysicist Brian May.You can see a recording from the live broadcast from here,
You can buy the book from the London Stereoscopic company,
https://shop.londonstereo.com/cosmic-clouds-3-d.html
https://shop.londonstereo.com/cosmic-clouds-3-d.html
Tuesday, September 15, 2020
A press relase, lehdistötiedote
Cosmic Clouds 3D
Where stars are born
A press release About the book is out
You can download it from HERE (In English)
Lehdistötiedote kirjasta on julkaistu.
Voit ladata sen TÄÄLTÄ (suomeksi)
A book by Brian May, David J Eicher and J-P Metsavainio
Monday, September 14, 2020
Astronomical Nature photographs, exhibition in Helsinki, Finland
Exhibition in Helsinki
Gallery A2, Annankatu 12 Helsinki, welcome!
Exhibition will end at September 20. 2020
astro Anarchy get published
Book project finalized!
Cosmic Clouds 3D
By
Brian May (Yes, the legendary Queen guitarist and astrophysicist)
David J Eicher
and
J-P Metsavainio
This unique Book shows the cosmic wonders in 3D
More info about this book, please visit in official site of QUEEN
http://www.queenonline.com/news/pre-order-cosmic-clouds-3-d-by-brian-may
Tuesday, February 4, 2020
Astro Anarchy gets published!
AAPOD2
My photo of IC 1396, the Elephant's Trunk Nebula get selected as an Amateur Astronomy Image of the Day, -AAPOD2
My photo of IC 1396, the Elephant's Trunk Nebula get selected as an Amateur Astronomy Image of the Day, -AAPOD2
Please, click for a large image
Monday, December 10, 2018
Astro Anarchy gets published, the cover picture of an Official Vatican Observatory calendar 2019
My photo of the Sharpless 115 (Sh2-115) and a planetary nebula Abell 71 get selected as a cover photo of an Official Vatican observatory Calendar for the year 2019.
A Square Degree of Birth and Death
This photo shows about one square degree of sky from the constellation Cygnus. In this photo, there are both, birth and the death.
The blueish area at middle up is a stellar nursery, new stars are born there as an ongoing process.
The blue dot at lower left is a planetary nebula Abell 71. The star has consumed all of its hydrogen resources and then blowed out its outer layers.
Sharpless 115 and Abell 71
Please, click for a large image
More info about this photo
https://astroanarchy.blogspot.com/2014/11/sharpless-115-and-planetary-nebula.html
Saturday, November 3, 2018
APOD by NASA, Astro Anarchy gets published
Astronomy Picture of the Day
My shot of the Cygnus Shell, supernova remnant W63, was selected today as an APOD (Astronomy Picture of the Day) by NASA. You can see the NASA page here: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap181102.html
Cygnus Shell, W63
Please, click for a large photo it's worth it!
Image is in mapped colours, from the emission of ionized elements, R=Sulphur, G=Hydrogen and B=Oxygen. This mosaic image of twelve individual panels covers about four degrees of sky vertically.
Original blogpost with the technical details can be found from here:
https://astroanarchy.blogspot.com/2018/10/a-very-rare-photo-cygnus-shell.html
Tuesday, October 9, 2018
Astro Anarchy get published, a new exhibition in Oulu, Finland
A new exhibition in Oulu, Finland! Lots of my new photos as a large size Diasec prints.
More Info, please have a look, ( Finnish )
Monday, August 22, 2016
Astro anarchy gets published, Large print of the central Cygnus
This large 100 x 400 cm (3.3 x 13.2 feets) print out of my photo of the Cygnus is located in Creative Laboratory (Luova Laboratorio) Oulu, Finland.
A large print
Please, click for a full size photo
This is a very high resolution mosaic image and it can be printed even much larger scale without losing any sharpness. The printed photo is actually a part from a large mosaic picture of constellation Cygnus. The whole 18-panels mosaic can be seen HERE
Older large public artworks out of my photos
Path of Swans, Svenska Private School, Oulu, Finland, 2014
Print on aluminium, 360 x 160 (142 x 63 inch) More info HERE
Monday, March 14, 2016
Astro Anarchy gets published, exhibition in Mikkeli Center of Photography
10.3.-8.4.2016
Sali: J-P. Metsävainio
Studio I: Christelle Mas
Studio II: Johannes Wilenius
Studio III: Aira Lång
I have about twenty large aluminium prints at display.
A closeup of NGC 1499, the California Nebula, 100 x 100 cm aluminium print
Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Astro Anarchy gets published
My astrophotos are selected as a public content to a pedestrian zone in my hometown Oulu, Finland.
There is a very large display unit at the main square, 5.12 x 3.2 meters (over 16 x 10 feet).
Six different sets of my astronomical photographs and animations are running there as a slideshow during the January 2016. The show will run at every 15-25 minutes and last about three minutes at the time.
Six different sets of my astronomical photographs and animations are running there as a slideshow during the January 2016. The show will run at every 15-25 minutes and last about three minutes at the time.
The public slideshow in Oulu, Finland
January 2016
All my astronomical photographs can be found from my PORTFOLIO.
Tuesday, December 29, 2015
Astro Anarchy, the year 2015
HAPPY NEW YEAR
This post is about all of my astronomical photos from the year 2015
All my photos from the Spring and Autumn seasons of 2015 are taken with my new imaging setup. Celestron Edge HD 1100 with 0.7 reducer at 10-micron mount. Apogee Alta U16 camera with Astrodon filters and an active optics unit, SXV AO LF, from Starlight Xpress.
My humble thanks to the supporters, they made my work possible!
All companies are offering the first class products and service!
Year 2015 as an image poster
Pickering's Triangle in O-III, http://www.astroanarchy.blogspot.fi/2015/02/a-two-frame-mosaic-of-veil-nebula.html
Sharpless 232, http://www.astroanarchy.blogspot.fi/2015/03/sharpless-232-sh2-232-and-companions-in.html
Pickering's Triangle, http://www.astroanarchy.blogspot.fi/2015/09/pickerings-triangle-my-first-light-for.html NASA APOD
Filaments of Cygnus, http://www.astroanarchy.blogspot.fi/2015/10/filaments-of-western-cygnus.html
Witch Broom Nebula, http://www.astroanarchy.blogspot.fi/2015/10/a-new-image-witchs-broom-nebula.html
Monkey Head nebula, http://www.astroanarchy.blogspot.fi/2015/03/ngc-2174-monkey-head-nebula-project.html
Filaments of Cygnus, http://www.astroanarchy.blogspot.fi/2015/10/filaments-of-cygnus-project-continues.html
Filaments of Cygnus, http://www.astroanarchy.blogspot.fi/2015/11/more-filaments-of-cygnus-and-couple-of.html
Elephant's Trunk Nebula, http://www.astroanarchy.blogspot.fi/2015/10/elephants-trunk-nebula-in-ic-1396.html
Flaming Star Nebula, http://www.astroanarchy.blogspot.fi/2015/02/ic-405-flaming-star-nebula.html
Filaments of Cygnus, http://www.astroanarchy.blogspot.fi/2015/11/filaments-of-cygnus.html
Filaments of Cygnus, http://www.astroanarchy.blogspot.fi/2015/10/filaments-of-western-cygnus.html
(I tested some morphing algorithm, duration 2:58)
Portfolio: http://astroanarchy.zenfolio.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jp.metsavainio
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCivFr6kAAYZqMVE2doG9uDQ/videos
Astrobin: http://www.astrobin.com/users/Metsavainio/
Astrobin: http://www.astrobin.com/users/Metsavainio/
As usually, I made my experimental 3d-studies out of my astrophotos. Here is a collection out of them.
A deep deep space
A HD video, ~11 min.
A deep deep space
A HD video, ~11 min.
Original movie is in HD 1080p resolution. Please, click the Youtube logo at lower right to see this video in Youtube. Click the Gear symbol, at lower right in Youtube window, and select the Quality to 1080p.
Then watch the video in full screen for the best viewing experience.
More info about technique used, http://www.astroanarchy.blogspot.fi/2015/08/a-large-collection-of-my-experimental.html
Some highlights of the year 2015
In reversed chronological order
- The apophenia of nebulae, Astro Anarchy gets published by CNET
- I was a speaker in Opticfestival, Skara, Sweden
- A gallery exhibition in Galleria Kajaste, Oulu, Finland
- APOD by NASA (Astronomy Picture of the Day)
- I was a one of the speakers in Panhellenic Conference of Astronomy in Sparta, Greece
Dr.Ioannis - Hugh Seiradakis Professor of the Physics Department of AUTH
J-P Metsavainio Finnish astrophotographer
J-P Metsavainio Finnish astrophotographer
The Dr.Fiori Anastasia Metallinou is an associate of the Institute of Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space Applications and Remote Sensing of the National Observatory of Athens.
Dr.Kosmas gauze is Lecturer of the Department of Astrophysics, Astronomy and Mechanics, University of Athens
- A gallery exhibition in Helsinki, Finland, Galleria Kajaste
Two concerts with two vocal ensemble Cappella pro Vocale from Oulu and Punctum from Rovaniemi. Thousand year old vocal music with my astronomical photos turned to be a timeless combination.
My imageshow was matched with music and it was projected on the walls and ceiling with four power projectors. Concert took place in two places, first one was in Oulu, Finland at the Church of St Thomas, the second one took place in Rovaniemi in Northern Finland at the Chapel of Korkalovaara.
Concert in Rovaniemi, Chapel of Korkalovaara at Polar Circle (Image is taken during rehearsal)
Concert in my hometown Oulu at Church of St Thomas
Concert in my hometown Oulu at Church of St Thomas
Concert in Rovaniemi, Chapel of Korkalovaara at Polar Circle (Image is taken during rehearsal)
Concert in Rovaniemi, Chapel of Korkalovaara at Polar Circle (Image is taken during rehearsal)
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