The projects below were created as part of my employment at NSF
NOIRLab and are presented solely to document my professional
contributions. Their inclusion does not imply endorsement of Proctor
Creative or this website by NSF NOIRLab, NSF or AURA.
DESI Collaboration and DESI Member
Institutions/DOE/KPNO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R. Proctor. Image
processing: M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab).
01
Scientific data visualization · 2026
The largest high-resolution 3D map of the Universe
A visual interpretation of DESI’s completed five-year survey,
which mapped more than 47 million galaxies and quasars. The
image transforms an immense three-dimensional dataset into a
legible view of cosmic structure.
My contributions: data visualization, image creation and motion
graphics, completed as part of my employment at NSF NOIRLab.
NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory/NOIRLab/SLAC/AURA.
Acknowledgements: Star map: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
Scientific Visualization Studio. Gaia DR2: ESA/Gaia/DPAC. Image
processing: M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab).
02
3D astronomical visualization · 2026
Rubin Observatory’s first asteroid discoveries
A model of the inner Solar System showing over 11,000 asteroids
discovered by Rubin Observatory during its early optimization
surveys. Newly discovered objects glow in light teal while
previously known asteroids form the dark-blue background
population.
My contributions: data visualization, image creation and motion
graphics, completed as part of my employment at NSF NOIRLab.
International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R. Proctor/P.
Marenfeld/P. Horálek (Institute of Physics in Opava).
03
Fulldome planetarium film · 2025
Messengers of Time and Space
A full-length planetarium show about the new era of time-domain
and multi-messenger astronomy—and how observatories such as
Gemini and Rubin work together to reveal a changing Universe.
My contributions: producer and visualization artist, completed
as part of my employment at NSF NOIRLab.
Artist, technologist and translator of complex ideas.
I’m Ron Proctor, an immersive-media producer and scientific
visualization specialist with more than twenty years of experience
in planetariums and scientific visualization.
My work bridges raw scientific data and audience-ready experiences.
I combine motion design, 3D visualization and collaborative
storytelling to make difficult concepts clear, memorable and
emotionally resonant—without sacrificing scientific integrity.
I have created work for fulldome theaters, virtual reality, Science
On a Sphere and museum exhibits, and I've been teaching Blender
since 2008.
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