Hyperwall Universe

This visualization shows two views from a supercomputer simulation of the interactive stellar winds of Eta Carinae, a binary system that includes the most luminous and massive star within 10,000 light-years. Both stars produce powerful gaseous outflows called stellar winds. The winds from each star have markedly different properties: thick and slow for the primary, lean and fast for the hotter companion; and their interactions as they orbit each other create a convoluted flows of particles. The density of the stellar winds is shown on the left while the temperature is shown on the right.

Dr. Frank Summers January 2015 AAS presentation || Hubble, from the Space Shuttle || hst25_title_hst-5760x3240_print.jpg (1024x574) [74.0 KB] || hst25_title_hst-5760x3240.png (5760x3240) [5.4 MB] || hst25_title_hst-5760x3240_web.png (320x180) [63.9 KB] || hst25_title_hst-5760x3240_searchweb.png (320x180) [63.9 KB] || hst25_title_hst-5760x3240_thm.png (80x40) [4.9 KB] || hst25_title_hst-5760x3240.png.hwshow [99 bytes] ||

360 degree mosaic of Milky Way Galaxy || ssc2014-02a_print.jpg (1024x618) [141.1 KB] || ssc2014-02a_web.jpg (319x193) [38.6 KB] || ssc2014-02a_searchweb.png (320x180) [71.2 KB] || ssc2014-02a_web.png (320x193) [71.6 KB] || ssc2014-02a_thm.png (80x40) [19.8 KB] || ssc2014-02a.tif (4000x2417) [7.3 MB] || ssc2014-02a.hwshow [71 bytes] ||