STScI's Frank Summers on galaxy animations

Posted by David Eicher
on Friday, May 25, 2012

OK, we’ve reached the last film I shot at the Northeast Astronomy Forum (NEAF) and Northeast Astro Imaging Conference (NEAIC) last month. There were 16 in all, and I hope you enjoyed each of them, from manufacturers like Celestron and Meade to amateur astronomers talking about their experiences, to conference snippets like this one.

In my last film, Frank Summers of the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) talks about and shows his galaxy simulations that will be used for IMAX movies showing the collision of the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies. This is a portion of a presentation Dr. Summers made at NEAIC.

Enjoy!



[Note: If you are having trouble viewing this video, you can always check it on on Astronomy magazine's YouTube page.]

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