Mac OS X Nebula Background Origins?

King Mook Mook · Nov 10, 2009, 04:21 AM

Hi Everyone,
I have been wondering how Apple got the Nebula backgrounds (the ones in Leopard and Snow Leopard) and by that I mean how were they made and just generally how they got them. This may sound really noobish or silly but I am just curious and I find this stuff interesting (nerd, I know). So if you could help it would be much appreciated!

Thanks,
King Mook Mook

P.S. Here are the backgrounds if you did not know about them: Leopard: http://www.1stclasswallpapers.com/ba...pard_space.jpg
Snow Leopard: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3434/...dbc0b063f1.jpg

Skweeky · Nov 10, 2009, 08:34 AM

They look like processed images of the Orion nebula to me, an example of which can be found here...

http://kamikaze00x.deviantart.com/ar...bula-119415482

miles01110 · Nov 10, 2009, 09:26 AM

I don't think they're images of real celestial objects, but they do seem inspired by a nebula.

Nov 10, 2009, 04:21 AM	#1
King Mook Mook macrumors 6502 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Land Down Under (Do you come from down under? Where women glow and men plunder!)	Mac OS X Nebula Background Origins? Hi Everyone, I have been wondering how Apple got the Nebula backgrounds (the ones in Leopard and Snow Leopard) and by that I mean how were they made and just generally how they got them. This may sound really noobish or silly but I am just curious and I find this stuff interesting (nerd, I know). So if you could help it would be much appreciated! Thanks, King Mook Mook P.S. Here are the backgrounds if you did not know about them: Leopard: http://www.1stclasswallpapers.com/ba...pard_space.jpg Snow Leopard: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3434/...dbc0b063f1.jpg

Nov 10, 2009, 08:34 AM	#2
Skweeky macrumors member Join Date: Sep 2008	They look like processed images of the Orion nebula to me, an example of which can be found here... http://kamikaze00x.deviantart.com/ar...bula-119415482 __________________ 24" Aluminum iMac, 2.8 GHz ; iPhone 3GS ; iPod Touch 2G ; iPod Nano

Nov 10, 2009, 09:26 AM	#3
miles01110 macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Switzerland	I don't think they're images of real celestial objects, but they do seem inspired by a nebula. __________________ 14 People You Meet in the Apple Store Why Is My Credit Card Company Trying to Phish Me? Got a problem? Check here first.

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