Uploaded April 2016 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
3D model on the Helix Nebula (NGC 7293) modelled by a volume shader from the initial image only. Rendering took 57 hours on 20 CPU threads and 2 GPUs in parallel.
Visuals & Music:
Kai Kostack
Rendered with Blender
Music composed in LMMS
Photograph credit (although in public domain):
NASA, ESA, and C.R. O'Dell (Vanderbilt University)
kostackstudio.de
3D model on the Helix Nebula (NGC 7293) modelled by a volume shader from the initial image only. Rendering took 57 hours on 20 CPU threads and 2 GPUs in parallel.
Visuals & Music:
Kai Kostack
Rendered with Blender
Music composed in LMMS
Photograph credit (although in public domain):
NASA, ESA, and C.R. O'Dell (Vanderbilt University)
kostackstudio.de
