Yes and no; I added a mesh to make Regulus oblate, and made the equator cooler (more yellow) in accordance with its predicted appearance- so it is not quite a straightforward Celestia image. But it is reasonably straighforward, yes. Check my Dschubba and Betelgeuse videos for slighly more complex Celestia star models I've made.
I can't beleive a star like that could exist unless some huge force is deforming it after it has a normal formation , the round shape of moons planet stars is due to their gravity , the gavity needed to make a perfect round shape is less than the moons one at the same time to have a star the gravity needed to alow nuclear fusion i was bigger than the than brown dwarf(compared to jupiter it is way bigger) which result to the fact that start can't only have a round shape in general....
I always wondered about 2 things with astronomy, 1. if your looking threw a telescope whether on land or in space- and lets say a piece of dust or rock floats or is in the view of where you are looking, like a person walking in front of binoculars, zooming so close wouldnt you eventually always zoom in a piece of dust or debris somewhere along the billions of miles? 2. if we can see billions of light years with telescopes why cant we see things better in closer systems like planets and such
Things such as planets and debris don't emit light, so it is hard or impossible to see them with telescopes at the moment. We cannot just "zoom in" and keep "zooming in", telescopes need mirrors to work, and the larger the mirror is and the longer the focal length the better picture you will get.
Yes; several A and B class stars spin this fast. The equator of such stars is slightly cooler than the poles because it is further away from the core.
but there are links to the Altair actual imaging and analogous model, fast spinning & similarly oblated. The image files seem locked now, but the academic paper is there:
Hi 'Kemmerer, A very striking image of Regulus. But is what we are seeing a computer simulation or the real object? Thanks. (from "Cefnonn" = a village in Wales if you're wondereing what the word signifies)
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Meowcow42 3 months ago
stupidest looking star ever.
SereneiBE 6 months ago
are there any colonies nearby?
chingchombuela 10 months ago
looks more like a slow spinning skinned potato :\
poopoopaula101 1 year ago
i thought vega was that flat...?
grusel0204 1 year ago
Isn't Regulus blue?
drtony999 1 year ago
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Yes it is. I've assumed that the band of gravity darkening would be cooler, and would appear yellower compared to the poles.
Perhaps a better way would be to show the poles bluer and the equator white, but that makes the equator appear brighter rather than dimmer.
kemmerer 1 year ago
a cosmic egg?
shinykyogre301 1 year ago
But i thought stars didn't spin around.
sunnyastronaut 1 year ago
wt?
a egg :D
NightFire2003 1 year ago
If the star spins too fast, portions of its chromosphere might disintegrate and splash out...
greenheadjoe 1 year ago
sometiems i swear regulus loks brighter than sirius but i know that isn't true
sometimes even pollux looks brighter, but it is more yellowy and siruis is more whitis blue
sealhunta 2 years ago
This is just a 3D simulation from the software "Celestia".
All stars in Celestia have the same spot-texture, just the size and color are varying.
There's not much sense uploading it to youtube...
avgdvl 2 years ago 6
Yes and no; I added a mesh to make Regulus oblate, and made the equator cooler (more yellow) in accordance with its predicted appearance- so it is not quite a straightforward Celestia image. But it is reasonably straighforward, yes. Check my Dschubba and Betelgeuse videos for slighly more complex Celestia star models I've made.
kemmerer 2 years ago
The huge force is angular momentum, a result of this stars extremely rapid rotation.
Whay does it spin so fast? No-one really knows (though there are theories)
kemmerer 2 years ago
I can't beleive a star like that could exist unless some huge force is deforming it after it has a normal formation , the round shape of moons planet stars is due to their gravity , the gavity needed to make a perfect round shape is less than the moons one at the same time to have a star the gravity needed to alow nuclear fusion i was bigger than the than brown dwarf(compared to jupiter it is way bigger) which result to the fact that start can't only have a round shape in general....
InitialDAmine 2 years ago
I always wondered about 2 things with astronomy, 1. if your looking threw a telescope whether on land or in space- and lets say a piece of dust or rock floats or is in the view of where you are looking, like a person walking in front of binoculars, zooming so close wouldnt you eventually always zoom in a piece of dust or debris somewhere along the billions of miles? 2. if we can see billions of light years with telescopes why cant we see things better in closer systems like planets and such
Fulcanellius 2 years ago
no i am in no way being cheeky, honest questions i dont understand about astronomy so please ovoid flaming this persons channel
Fulcanellius 2 years ago
Things such as planets and debris don't emit light, so it is hard or impossible to see them with telescopes at the moment. We cannot just "zoom in" and keep "zooming in", telescopes need mirrors to work, and the larger the mirror is and the longer the focal length the better picture you will get.
Abengoshis 2 years ago 2
GIANT EGG ;D
Miss6Nintendo 3 years ago
Neat star
kkev1n 3 years ago
Hahaha, lol, an egg-shaped sun, that would be realy funny! :D:D
jongeduard 3 years ago
Yea... its a FUNNY star :D
vicmatic12 3 years ago 5
very exaggerated model
playgrrrr 3 years ago
I'm guessing that a star like that wouldn't have planets. Not sure why I think so, but...
SailorBarsoom 3 years ago
Hmmm, well it would be nice to know wouldn't it?
keyinregulus2 3 years ago
It would indeed.
SailorBarsoom 3 years ago
IS THIS AN scooty allan OF THAT MENTOS the fresh maker THING
weedguys 3 years ago
is it me or is that star spinning so fast that it's oval?
sim5191 3 years ago
Yes; several A and B class stars spin this fast. The equator of such stars is slightly cooler than the poles because it is further away from the core.
kemmerer 3 years ago
but there are links to the Altair actual imaging and analogous model, fast spinning & similarly oblated. The image files seem locked now, but the academic paper is there:
astro-dot-lsa-dot-umich-dot-edu-fwd-~monnier-fwd-Publications-fwd-Research-dot-html
or try eurekalert*org search: Altair
It had great motion swf video corresponding to the 'acutal' inferometrically constructed image.
AtheistCitizen 3 years ago
Hi 'Kemmerer, A very striking image of Regulus. But is what we are seeing a computer simulation or the real object? Thanks. (from "Cefnonn" = a village in Wales if you're wondereing what the word signifies)
cefnonn 4 years ago
It is an image made using Celestia, a free universe modelling program.
I have altered the shape of the star and changed the texture slightly to reflect current ideas about the shape and luminosity.
kemmerer 4 years ago
Not from Regulus; but other stars do suffer loss from the equator- see my other video of Dschubba.
kemmerer 4 years ago
Not from Regulus; but other stars do suffer loss from the equator- see my other video of Dschubba.
kemmerer 4 years ago
Very flat star! Doesn't matter escape from the ecuator?
rottenvenetic 4 years ago