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Astronomy Picture of the Day

Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_9a8OnMS4c

Visual Effects: Wonders of the Universe

Explanation: What visual effects are depicted in this video? The effects were created by BDH for the BBC television show Wonders of the Universe , but are unlabeled in this version. Even so, some stills in the video are easily identified, such as the Hubble image of the Carina Nebula that occurs at about 2:22, the Crab Nebula at about 7:45, and the Cat's Eye Nebula that occurs at about 8:16. A pan away from a spiral galaxy occurs at about 4:00, and breathtaking vistas of the spiral occur until past 5:00. Pulsars and supernovas seem to take over at about 9:00 and are truly spectacular. Binary star systems containing a pulsar and an accretion disk occur beginning at about 14:30. Past that, the entire computer animated video seems to sparkle with unknown stars, unknown planets, and sequences where unknown gas is flowing toward unknown places. What , for example, is being depicted at 13:00? Please help create a companion explanation for the video by contributing to APOD's discussion page .

Date April 18, 2011
Credit Credit & Copyright: Burrell Durrant Hifle Design & Direction Limited ;
Music Score: Timo Baker
Authors & editors: Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (UMCP)
A service of: ASD at NASA / GSFC,
NASA Science Activation & Michigan Tech. U.