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I'm learning about imaging techniques and projection/deprojection for images of galaxies at university. The big issue there is the fact that an image is a 2D representation of a 3D object (for example a galaxy), and to learn some properties of the object you need the 3D structure. What happens now is modeling, so basically you start from a model (for example spherical symmetry) and you try to calculate what properties the object has based on that simulation and you enhance the model as much as possible. What I am thinking of is completely replacing the model with an actual 3D image. Recently, even some smartphones have gotten the capability of making 3D pictures, using multiple camera's located next to each other on the back of the phone. Even though the camera's are quite close to each other, they're apparently far enough apart to take the picture from different angles, allowing for 3D modelling, which uses the slightly different points of origin to render a 3D image. I was thinking of applying this technique to say, a galaxy. Instead of using two camera's/ telescopes close together, i would use the same telescope at different times during the year. This way, the parallax of the Earth would provide the different angles for the 3D model. What I want to know is if it would work. Would the parallax of the Earth provide an angle big enough to do 3D modelling with? Or would a bigger angle be needed for that, say, the parallax of Mars or Jupiter maybe? Or maybe a smaller angle suffices, like the parallax due to the radius of the earth? I am looking forward to hear you opinion on this matter, or maybe even some arguments for or against the idea.
P.S. Apparently the title got messed up, it's probably too long or something. It should've said: "The use of 3D reconstruction techniques to build galaxy models".It's not that much of a difference, but if you thought it was weird, this is why.
P.S. Apparently the title got messed up, it's probably too long or something. It should've said: "The use of 3D reconstruction techniques to build galaxy models".It's not that much of a difference, but if you thought it was weird, this is why.
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