William Roper
Gather.town id
ASR06
Poster Title
Art X Astronomy: Using art to engage new audiences
Institution
University of Sussex
Abstract (short summary)
One of the easiest ways to capture the interest of the general public is with a “pretty” picture of the awe inspiring structures we see in the universe. Be this an image from the Hubble space telescope or the first reconstruction of a black hole, these images can be a way to start a conversation, educate and ignite a new passion. With the ever-increasing resolution and size of cosmological simulations and the increases in computing power of modern HPCs, we have unique opportunities to not only produce eye-catching imagery but also utilise “real-time” animations to cultivate understanding of the large scale processes in the universe that happen on distinctly non-human scales. In this talk we will delve into this intersection between art and astronomy and how it can be built upon to inspire the next generation of astronomers; specifically with the formation of a cross-discipline group, “Art X Astronomy”, to bring together specialists to produce valuable outreach products at this intersection.
Plain text (extended) Summary
This poster shows an array of images created from cosmological hydrodynamical simulations and invites the viewer to join a group looking to produce art from astronomical data for use in Outreach. These images show:
1. The gas and stars in the central region of a simulation with a single galaxy in the centre cannibalising its neighbouring galaxies.
2. The same galaxy visualising the gas temperature, showing the bubbles of super heated gas being violently expelled from the galaxy into its surroundings.
3. The stellar flux. from a galaxy and it's surroundings including the flux of distant galaxies in the background.
4. A mock Hubble image showing an array of hundreds of galaxies.
5. The gas within a dark matter halo showing a clear accretion disk in the centre of the halo.
6. The gas and stellar densities in a 12.5 Mpc box at angle with the corner pointing towards the viewer. This shows the filaments traced by the gas density with bright white galaxies as the nodes between the filaments.
7. A similar filamentary cube angled towards the viewer this time showing the filamentary structure of the the dark matter cosmic web.
Naturally accessibility is very important so, although difficult to achieve in a poster, part of this group would include making tactile Art (in addition to developing other accessibility applications) to help make astronomy outreach more exciting and accessible for all.
1. The gas and stars in the central region of a simulation with a single galaxy in the centre cannibalising its neighbouring galaxies.
2. The same galaxy visualising the gas temperature, showing the bubbles of super heated gas being violently expelled from the galaxy into its surroundings.
3. The stellar flux. from a galaxy and it's surroundings including the flux of distant galaxies in the background.
4. A mock Hubble image showing an array of hundreds of galaxies.
5. The gas within a dark matter halo showing a clear accretion disk in the centre of the halo.
6. The gas and stellar densities in a 12.5 Mpc box at angle with the corner pointing towards the viewer. This shows the filaments traced by the gas density with bright white galaxies as the nodes between the filaments.
7. A similar filamentary cube angled towards the viewer this time showing the filamentary structure of the the dark matter cosmic web.
Naturally accessibility is very important so, although difficult to achieve in a poster, part of this group would include making tactile Art (in addition to developing other accessibility applications) to help make astronomy outreach more exciting and accessible for all.
URL
W.Roper@sussex.ac.uk
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