Modern computation generates data -- lots and lots of data. Obtaining scientific knowledge from the results requires synthesizing vast datasets into fundamental understanding. A single image is unrivaled in its ability to produce not only insight but also beauty, revealing as a distillate what otherwise remains impenetrably hidden: 'a picture is worth a thousand terabytes.'
In visualization many aesthetic choices must be made. While an image from a computer simulation or a vast dataset can be functional, it can also be aesthetic. Astrophysics is a discipline rich in natural beauty, from planets and stars to galaxies and the large-scale structure of the Universe.
This project is dedicated to the most arresting, most captivating, and most pioneering visualization efforts in computational astrophysics. The hope is to inspire and motivate work beyond the functional, and to capture the evolving language of design within the context of our humble corner of space.
Have a suggestion or an amazing example? Suggestions are always welcome.
Dylan Nelson
3d, idealized
3d, idealized, stellar
3d, stellar
2d, solar
3d, idealized, star-formation
3d, idealized, black-hole
3d, cosmological, large-scale
3d, cosmological, halo
3d, cosmological, large-scale, b&w
idealized, 1d
3d, idealized, galaxy
2d, idealized
3d, planet
2d, idealized, planet
2d, idealized, solar
3d, star-formation
2d, planet, solar
3d, solar
3d, cosmological, large-scale, datavis
2d, stellar
3d
b&w
3d, cosmological, star-formation
planet, datavis
3d, b&w, stellar
3d, cosmological, galaxy
3d, idealized, halo
