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LISA animations

Animations of the LISA spacecraft in orbit around the Sun

(High resolution versions of movies 3 and 4 are available from Mike Sandford)

Movie 1

Movie 2

Credit: W. Folkner (JPL) Credit: W. Folkner (JPL)

Movie 3

Movie 4

Credit: Mike Sandford (RAL) Credit: Mike Sandford (RAL)


LISA spacecraft orbiting the Earth, showing separation from the propulsion unit

Credit: Mike Sandford (RAL)
High res version is available from Mike Sandford


Animation of LISA and a passing gravitational wave

Credit: W. Folkner (JPL)



Gravitational waves

Movie 1

Movie 2

Credit: W. Folkner (JPL) Credit: W. Folkner (JPL)


Field lines from a stationary, moving and accelerated source

Credit: T.Creighton (JPL)

Stationary

Moving

Accelerated



Linear and circular gravitational wave polarization

Credit: Teviet Creighton (JPL)

Linear

Circular



Three nearly co-located test particles orbiting a Kerr black hole (GIF and MPEG-2)

Credit: Teviet Creighton (JPL)



Link to animations by Guarav Khanna of the collisions of two black holes in the close approximation limit