The Epoch of Reionisation (VIDEO)

ARC Centre of Excellence for All Sky Astrophysics in 3D (ASTRO 3D)

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In this simulation of the Epoch of Reionisation, neutral hydrogen, in red, is gradually ionised by the first stars, shown in white. The video was made by the University of Melbourne's Dark-ages Reionisation And Galaxy Observables from Numerical Simulations (DRAGONS) programme.

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Paul Geil and Simon Mutch

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