Title :
Interactive Visualization and Simulation of Astronomical Nebulae
Author :
Wenger, Stephan ; Ament, Marco ; Steffen, Wolfgang ; Koning, Nico ; Weiskopf, Daniel ; Magnor, Marcus
Abstract :
Interactive visualization and simulation of astrophysical phenomena help astronomers and enable digital planetariums and television documentaries to take their spectators on a journey into deep space to explore the astronomical wonders of our universe in 3D.
Keywords :
astronomy computing; data visualisation; digital simulation; interactive systems; nebulae; 3D universe; astronomical nebulae; astronomical wonders; astrophysical phenomena; digital planetariums; interactive simulation; interactive visualization; television documentaries; Astronomy; Astrophysics; Computational modeling; Data models; Image reconstruction; Interactive systems; Solid modeling; Three dimensional displays; Visualization; Computational science; astronomy; astrophysics; computer simulation; distributed computing; interactive visualization; interactive volume rendering; scientific computing; volume reconstruction;
Journal_Title :
Computing in Science & Engineering
DOI :
10.1109/MCSE.2012.52
