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Sonified Images
By turning NASA astrophysics images into sounds, this project allows users to 'listen' to the center of the Milky Way and other objects. As the bar moves from left to right over the multiwavelength Galactic Center image, the sounds correspond to the position and brightness of the sources. Users can listen to the X-ray, optical, and infrared image layers separately or simultaneously. The project also translated images from Cassiopeia A and the "Pillars of Creation" in M16 into sound, creating novel ways to explore these well-known objects through sound.
(Credit: NASA/CXC/SAO/K.Arcand, SYSTEM Sounds (M. Russo, A. Santaguida)
By turning NASA astrophysics images into sounds, this project allows users to 'listen' to the center of the Milky Way and other objects. As the bar moves from left to right over the multiwavelength Galactic Center image, the sounds correspond to the position and brightness of the sources. Users can listen to the X-ray, optical, and infrared image layers separately or simultaneously. The project also translated images from Cassiopeia A and the "Pillars of Creation" in M16 into sound, creating novel ways to explore these well-known objects through sound.
(Credit: NASA/CXC/SAO/K.Arcand, SYSTEM Sounds (M. Russo, A. Santaguida)
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X-ray, Optical & Infrared Images of Galactic Center
(Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical: NASA/STScI; IR: Spitzer NASA/JPL-Caltech)
(Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical: NASA/STScI; IR: Spitzer NASA/JPL-Caltech)
Return to Data Sonification: Sounds from Around the Milky Way (September 22, 2020)
Revised: November 29, 2022