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Seeing Science with Animation. Alyssa A. Goodman Harvard University. Seeing Science with Animation. Telling a Story Capturing a Moment. “Speeding Young Star” (The Moment). Goodman & Arce 2004 Figure 1. PV Ceph: The Story. Good
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Seeing SciencewithAnimation Alyssa A. Goodman Harvard University
Seeing Science with Animation Telling a Story Capturing a Moment
“Speeding Young Star”(The Moment) Goodman & Arce 2004 Figure 1 PV Ceph: The Story
Good Stories(a.k.a.) “Visual Explanations” Evolutionof processes in time “Tracking” Findingkey moments Ill Studying processes where non-sequential frames are critically related e.g. 2-D slices of 3-D data, shown in time Animation for Good, and for Ill
Numerical Simulation of Star Formation (Good) • MHD turbulence gives “t=0” conditions; Jeans mass=1 Msun • 50 Msun, 0.38 pc, navg=3 x 105 ptcls/cc • forms ~50 objects • T=10 K • SPH, no B or L, G • movie=1.4 free-fall times Bate, Bonnell & Bromm 2002 (UKAFF)
Good Stories(a.k.a.) “Visual Explanations” Evolutionof processes in time “Tracking” Findingkey moments Ill Studying processes where non-sequential frames are critically related e.g. 2-D slices of 3-D data, shown in time Animation for Good & Ill
COMPLETE/FCRAO W(13CO) Barnard’s Perseus Animation frames are velocity “slices,” NOT time steps (Ill)
Coordinate System Velocityalong line of sight (vz) Position (y) Position(x)
3D Slicer Demo IIC contacts: Michael Halle & Ron Kikinis
“Spectral-Line” Mapping Radio Spectral-Line Survey Alves, Lada & Lada 1999
VelocityfromSpectroscopy Observed Spectrum Telescope Spectrometer 1.5 1.0 Intensity 0.5 0.0 -0.5 All thanks toDoppler 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 "Velocity"
VelocityfromSpectroscopy Observed Spectrum Telescope Spectrometer 1.5 1.0 Intensity 0.5 0.0 -0.5 All thanks toDoppler 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 "Velocity"
“Astronomical Medicine” Excerpts from Junior Thesis of Michelle Borkin (Harvard College); IIC Contacts: AG (FAS) & Michael Halle (HMS/BWH/SPL)
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“Astronomical Medicine” Excerpts from Junior Thesis of Michelle Borkin (Harvard College); IIC Contacts: AG (FAS) & Michael Halle (HMS/BWH/SPL)