Universe  ID: 14155

Sonification of Hoag’s Object

Stretching over 100,000 light-years across, the galaxy dubbed Hoag’s Object is slightly larger than our own home galaxy, the Milky Way.

The blue ring is dominated by clusters of young, massive stars, while the yellow nucleus consists of mostly older stars. In this sonification, a clockwise radar scan transforms data in the image into sound. Bright light is represented with louder volume, and light farther from the center is higher-pitched.

Sonification credits: SYSTEM Sounds (M. Russo, A. Santaguida)

For more information about the Hubble Space Telescope and its images, visit https://nasa.gov/hubble.
 

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Credits

Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Technical Support
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Mission:
Hubble

Keywords:
SVS >> Hubble Space Telescope
NASA Science >> Universe
SVS >> Sonification