Walking Through an Exploded Star: Rendering Supernova Remnant Cassiopeia A into Virtual Reality. (arXiv:1812.06237v1 [astro-ph.IM])
<a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Arcand_K/0/1/0/all/0/1">Kimberly K. Arcand</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Jiang_E/0/1/0/all/0/1">Elaine Jiang</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Price_S/0/1/0/all/0/1">Sara Price</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Watzke_M/0/1/0/all/0/1">Megan Watzke</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Sgouros_T/0/1/0/all/0/1">Tom Sgouros</a>, <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/astro-ph/1/au:+Edmonds_P/0/1/0/all/0/1">Peter Edmonds</a>
NASA and other astrophysical data of the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant have
been rendered into a three-dimensional virtual reality (VR) and augmented
reality (AR) program, the first of its kind. This data-driven experience of a
supernova remnant allows viewers to walk inside the leftovers from the
explosion of a massive star, select the parts of the supernova remnant to
engage with, and access descriptive texts on what the materials are. The basis
of this program is a unique 3D model of the 340-year old remains of a stellar
explosion, made by combining data from the NASA Chandra X-ray Observatory,
Spitzer Space Telescope, and ground-based facilities. A collaboration between
the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and Brown University allowed the 3D
astronomical data collected on Cassiopeia A to be featured in the VR/AR
program, which is an innovation in digital technologies with public, education,
and research-based impacts.
NASA and other astrophysical data of the Cassiopeia A supernova remnant have
been rendered into a three-dimensional virtual reality (VR) and augmented
reality (AR) program, the first of its kind. This data-driven experience of a
supernova remnant allows viewers to walk inside the leftovers from the
explosion of a massive star, select the parts of the supernova remnant to
engage with, and access descriptive texts on what the materials are. The basis
of this program is a unique 3D model of the 340-year old remains of a stellar
explosion, made by combining data from the NASA Chandra X-ray Observatory,
Spitzer Space Telescope, and ground-based facilities. A collaboration between
the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory and Brown University allowed the 3D
astronomical data collected on Cassiopeia A to be featured in the VR/AR
program, which is an innovation in digital technologies with public, education,
and research-based impacts.
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