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Tuesday, February 16, 2010

An Universe Today article, Stereo "Soul"

An Article by Tammy Plotner.
At this time Universe today published an article based on my volumized closeup visualization of a "Soul nebula".
Klick HERE, to see an articel in Universe Today.

The original image with details:
http://astroanarchy.zenfolio.com/p1072219942/h12739e52#h12739e52

A 3D-animation for those, who has difficulties to see Stereo image pairs:
http://astroanarchy.blogspot.com/2010/01/new-3d-animations-from-deep-space.html

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Astro photographing in Finland

This it is...
Lots of snow and clouds in winter 2010.

I bet, if I'll start to shoot snow and clouds, we dont see them anymore.

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

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.

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


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 : (

Monday, February 8, 2010

"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.)

Monday, February 1, 2010

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.

Friday, January 29, 2010

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/