Seeing a Stellar Explosion in 3D

I just saw this article and thought I would share. I also found a video of the Supernova 1987A. Very cool!

Astronomers using ESO's Very Large Telescope have for the first time obtained a three-dimensional view of the distribution of the innermost material expelled by a recently exploded star. The original blast was not only powerful, according to the new results. It was also more concentrated in one particular direction. This is a strong indication that the supernova must have been very turbulent, supporting the most recent computer models.

www.sciencedaily.com...



Enjoy!

Shocking really !

Beautiful most definitely.

I'd like to link you to a thread that was only seen by a handful of members.
I posted it a while ago and it contains the artist impression of what is left after a super novae explosion. Also in 3-D.

Enjoy.

Left over super nova from the inside out ( 3-D video )


Edit : To say it is not the same video.

[edit on 8/5/2010 by Sinter Klaas]

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Thanks for the link to your thread. That was a beautiful video as well!

That's one heck of a lot of energy. It is indeed a nice sight, sorta looks like an hour glass. The universe is full of amazing and unknown things!