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).
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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/R. Proctor. Acknowledgements: Star map: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio. Gaia DR2: ESA/Gaia/DPAC. Image processing: M. Zamani (NSF NOIRLab).
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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).
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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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