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ANIMATIONS

Visual Telemetry

Simulations and visualizations from my research on exoplanet direct imaging, coronagraphy, and mission scheduling.

FEATURED TRANSMISSION
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HWO Solar System at 5 Parsecs

Simulated view of an Earth-like exoplanet system as seen by the Habitable Worlds Observatory. Shows realistic coronagraph speckle patterns and planetary motion.

Individual Animations

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HWO Solar System at 5 Parsecs

Simulated view of an Earth-like exoplanet system as seen by the Habitable Worlds Observatory. Shows realistic coronagraph speckle patterns and planetary motion.

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EXOSIMS Mission Survey through coronagraphoto

Full HWO survey simulation: EXOSIMS schedules targets and coronagraphoto renders each observation as the telescope visits stars across the sky.

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Coronagraph Diameter Comparison

Side-by-side comparison of different coronagraph architectures and their performance characteristics for HWO.

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A Realistic RV Signal

A radial velocity signal from a 7 planet system with noise, showing the complexity of real-world RV data.

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Orbits Consistent with an RV Signal

Randomly sampling different orbital inclinations to make probabilistic statements about planet visibility.

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Photometric Constraint

The photometric constraint determines when a planet is bright enough to be detected by the coronagraph.

Research Walkthroughs

7 animations

RV → Direct Imaging

A visual walkthrough of my PhD research on using radial velocity precursor data to optimize direct imaging observation scheduling.

View walkthrough →

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE • UMBC

Working at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center under CRESST II • Greenbelt, MD

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© 2026 Corey Spohn • Mission Ongoing

This material is based upon work supported by NASA under award number 80GSFC24M0006. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.