Visualizing Astronomical Data with Blender by Brian R. Kent.
From the post:
Astronomy is a visually stunning science. From wide-field multi-wavelength images to high-resolution 3D simulations, astronomers produce many kinds of important visualizations. Astronomical visualizations have the potential for generating aesthetically appealing images and videos, as well as providing scientists with the ability to inspect phase spaces not easily explored in 2D plots or traditional statistical analysis. A new paper is now available in the Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (PASP) entitled “Visualizing Astronomical Data with Blender.” The paper discusses:
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Don’t just skip to the paper, Brian’s post has a video demo of Blender that you will want to see!