The visualization challenges for astronomers include creating images for public outreach, especially relevant during the International Year of Astronomy, and presenting intrinsically multidimensional data within research papers that are exclusively 2-dimensional.
The following 2 workshops are designed to inform astronomers about approaches to these challenges and provide hands-on experience with colour image creation and 3D plot presentation.
For requirements for the hands-on portions of the visualization sessions, the abstracts for each lecture, and other details, please see http://www.physics.umanitoba.ca/~english/vizATNF/
If you have one, please bring a laptop for the hands-on portion. We will work in groups of 2 or 3 so laptops can be shared.
Wednesday Feb 4, 2009: Jayanne English (U. Manitoba)
Cosmos versus Canvas: Tensions between Art and Science in Astronomy Images.
9:00am - 10:00am Lecture Room - presentation.
10:30am - 12:30am Faraday Room - hands-on event.
Thursday Feb 5, 2009: Chris Fluke (Swinburne University of Technology)
(Almost) Everything you wanted to know about using S2PLOT to visualise astronomy datasets.
9:00am - 10:00am Lecture Room - presentation.
10:30am - 12:30am Faraday Room - hands-on event.
Contact: jayanne_english@umanitoba.ca
If you can, please RSVP for planning purposes.
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