LES MONDES IMAGINAIRES · Nº 01

Ailleurs✳

a little world to get lost in

A field guide to wonder

Le ciel partagé. Look toward another world from this planet’s orbit.

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The virtual probe can travel through plasma. Inside, opacity and temperature contrast are rescaled to reveal structure; these are not naked-eye views. Solar time is accelerated 120×, with independent accelerated probe travel.

Reference radius: 695,700 km. Effective temperature: 5,772 K. Interior readings use the published Model S. Above it, the quiet solar atmosphere is approximate. See NASA’s solar structure and photospheric features.

Acoustic pulses use the model’s local adiabatic sound speed and compressibility. Density contrast is amplified 8× and tracer displacement 12× so you can see the response. The first pulse enables its sound; ♫ mutes it. Audible pitch maps local sound speed into human hearing and is not a literal recording. Magnetic-loop oscillations illustrate restoring tension and damping. These experiments do not simulate a full solar magnetic field. The surrounding imaginary worlds retain their compact, illustrative distances.

Les petites présences. Eight curious species to meet among the roots, waves and wandering lights. Click one in the wild to record an encounter.

Inspired by real worlds

Heat and groundwater feed geysers and hot springs · USGS. Marine organisms make living light · NOAA.

Auroras · NASA trace particles entering atmospheres. Juno reveals opposing jet streams and giant storms. Cassini explored the structure of icy rings.

✳ Painting a little universe…