NASA捕捉到了內(nèi)爆恒星的3D圖像

NASA captures 3D image of imploding star

NASA捕捉到了內(nèi)爆恒星的3D圖像

NASA released a dazzling 3D image of the Crab Nebula on Sunday.

周日，NASA發(fā)布了蟹狀星云令人眼花繚亂的3D圖像。

Astronomers and visualization specialists from NASA have combined the visible, infrared and X-ray vision of the space agency’s Great Observatories to create a three-dimensional representation of the dynamic Crab Nebula, the tattered remains of an exploded star.

來自NASA的天文學(xué)家和可視化專家們將NASA大天文臺(tái)的可見光、紅外線和x射線圖像結(jié)合在一起，創(chuàng)造出了動(dòng)態(tài)蟹狀星云的三維圖像。

The multiwavelength computer graphics visualization is based on images from the Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes.

多波長(zhǎng)計(jì)算機(jī)圖形可視化，是基于來自錢德拉x射線天文臺(tái)和哈勃和斯皮策太空望遠(yuǎn)鏡的圖像。

“Seeing two-dimensional images of an object, especially of a complex structure like the Crab Nebula, doesn’t give you a good idea of its three-dimensional nature,” explained STScI’s visualization scientist Frank Summers, who led the team that developed the movie. “With this scientific interpretation, we want to help people understand the Crab Nebula’s nested and interconnected geometry. The interplay of the multiwavelength observations illuminate all of these structures. Without combining X-ray, infrared and visible light, you don’t get the full picture.”

“看到一個(gè)物體的二維圖像，尤其是蟹狀星云這樣的復(fù)雜結(jié)構(gòu)，并不能讓你很好地了解它的三維本質(zhì)，”STScI的可視化科學(xué)家Frank Summers解釋說，他領(lǐng)導(dǎo)的團(tuán)隊(duì)開發(fā)了這個(gè)動(dòng)畫。“通過這種科學(xué)的解釋，我們希望幫助人們理解蟹狀星云的嵌套和相互關(guān)聯(lián)的幾何結(jié)構(gòu)。多波長(zhǎng)觀測(cè)的相互作用闡明了所有這些結(jié)構(gòu)。沒有x射線、紅外線和可見光的結(jié)合，你就不能得到完整的圖像。”