NASA captures 3D image of imploding star

NASA捕捉到了内爆恒星的3D图像

NASA released a dazzling 3D image of the Crab Nebula on Sunday.

周日，NASA发布了蟹状星云令人眼花缭乱的3D图像。

Astronomers and visualization specialists from NASA have combined the visible, infrared and X-ray vision of the space agency’s Great Observatories to create a three-dimensional representation of the dynamic Crab Nebula, the tattered remains of an exploded star.

来自NASA的天文学家和可视化专家们将NASA大天文台的可见光、红外线和x射线图像结合在一起，创造出了动态蟹状星云的三维图像。

The multiwavelength computer graphics visualization is based on images from the Chandra X-ray Observatory and the Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes.

多波长计算机图形可视化，是基于来自钱德拉x射线天文台和哈勃和斯皮策太空望远镜的图像。

“Seeing two-dimensional images of an object, especially of a complex structure like the Crab Nebula, doesn’t give you a good idea of its three-dimensional nature,” explained STScI’s visualization scientist Frank Summers, who led the team that developed the movie. “With this scientific interpretation, we want to help people understand the Crab Nebula’s nested and interconnected geometry. The interplay of the multiwavelength observations illuminate all of these structures. Without combining X-ray, infrared and visible light, you don’t get the full picture.”

“看到一个物体的二维图像，尤其是蟹状星云这样的复杂结构，并不能让你很好地了解它的三维本质，”STScI的可视化科学家Frank Summers解释说，他领导的团队开发了这个动画。“通过这种科学的解释，我们希望帮助人们理解蟹状星云的嵌套和相互关联的几何结构。多波长观测的相互作用阐明了所有这些结构。没有x射线、红外线和可见光的结合，你就不能得到完整的图像。”