This version of “Journey Into the Orion Nebula” has been rendered onto a hemispherical format (azimuthal equidistant projection) for use in planetarium domes. The black circular mask in the images denotes the edge of the hemispherical dome projection. The video is for preview purposes.... Read More
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Journey Into the Orion Nebula
This visualization journeys into the famous star-forming region of the Orion Nebula based on an image from the Hubble Space Telescope. This exhilarating trip begins by flying through a layer of gas above the nebula, called the “veil”. The descent to the gaseous surface provides an overview of the structure of the region as the winds and radiation from the central cluster have carved out a long “valley” in the cloud. The massive bright stars are responsible for heating the gas to temperatures at which it glows. Their strong stellar winds also blow back the gas around nearby newly formed stars creating tadpole-shaped structures. Within these objects, called proplyds, planets may be forming inside dark, dusty disks encircling the stars. These young stars can also emit jets of radiation which, in turn, create wispy bow shocks throughout the region. All of these features are found in the Hubble image and have been modeled for this visualization.... Read More
Webb in Three Acts: The Telescope, The Science, The Legacy
Webb in Three Acts: The Telescope, The Science, The Legacy
Klaus Pontoppidan, Bonnie Meinke, and Alexandra Lockwood, Space Telescope Science Institute... Read More
Tonight’s Sky: February 2018
In February, the northern hemisphere is treated to views of Orion, Canis Major, Jupiter, and Mars.... Read More
Can Porcupine Quills Puncture an iPhone X?
Using a crossbow, I put a 10 inch porcupine quill in place of an arrow to see if it would shatter or puncture an iPhone X!... Read More
Flight Through the Orion Nebula in Visible and Infrared Light [Ultra HD]
This visualization explores the Orion Nebula using both visible and infrared light. The sequence begins with a wide-field view of the sky showing the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy, then zooms down to the scale of the Orion Nebula. The visible light observation (from the Hubble Space Telescope) and the infrared light observation (from the Spitzer Space Telescope) are compared first in two-dimensional images, and then in three-dimensional models.... Read More
iPhone X vs 100 Tide Pods EXPERIMENT – Will it Survive?
I decided to boil an iPhone X in 100 melting tide pods to see what happens!... Read More
What Happens If You Fill Up a Car with Bleach?
Bleach is pretty awesome, but can it keep a vehicle running instead of gas? Time to find out.... Read More
What Happens If You Fill Up a Car with Liquid Nitrogen?
New car, new experiment! I poured 3 liters of liquid nitrogen in the gas tank and took the 1998 Z3 for a drive! ... Read More