Observational astronomers survey the sky in great detail to gain a better understanding of many types of astronomical phenomena. In particular, the formation and evolution of galaxies, including our own, is a wide field of research in astronomy. Three dimensional (spatial) scientific visualisation is typically limited to simulated galaxies, due to the inherently two dimensional spatial resolution of Earth-based observations. We present a novel approach to reconstruct and visualise 3D representations of galaxies based on observational data, using the scientific visualisation software Splotch to generate high quality visual representations that provide a new perspective of galaxies nearby the Milky Way.
翻译:观测天文学家对天空进行非常详细的观测,以便更好地了解许多类型的天文现象。特别是,星系的形成和演变,包括我们自己的星系,是天文学研究的一个广泛领域。由于地球观测的内在两个维空间分辨率,三维(空间)科学可视化通常限于模拟星系。我们提出了一个新颖的方法,根据观测数据来重建和直观3D星系的显示,利用科学可视化软件Sprotch来生成高质量的直观表现,为银河附近的星系提供新的视角。