Simulations of the orbital position of 2004 XR-190 (aka Buffy)
I rendered these animations for Dr. Brett Gladman of UBC's Physics and Astronomy Dept.
to accompany a news brief that went out about the discovery
of a new object beyond the orbit of Neptune in a region called the Kuiper Belt
(see story).
Video 1 - appeared on "The Daily Planet" (Dec 14, 2005)
buffy_simulation.mpg
(right-click and select 'Save As...') -
(12.1MB) - This 3D simulation video depicts Buffy's orbit in relation to
various other Kuiper Belt objects. (to download Right-click and select 'Save
As...' or similar.)
Video 2
daily_planet.mpg
(right-click and select 'Save As...') -
(11.4MB) - A clip from The Daily Planet broadcast Dec 14, 2005. A short report about Buffy, featuring the simulation.