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General Discussion => Science & Nature => Topic started by: sam on June 25, 2010, 03:38

Title: Music of the sun recorded by scientists
Post by: sam on June 25, 2010, 03:38

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Astronomers at the University of Sheffield have managed to record for the first time the eerie musical harmonies produced by the magnetic field in the outer atmosphere of the sun. They found that huge magnetic loops that have been observed coiling away from the outer layer of the sun's atmosphere, known as coronal loops, vibrate like strings on a musical instrument. In other cases they behave more like soundwaves as they travel through a wind instrument.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/7840201/Music-of-the-sun-recorded-by-scientists.html

- not hugely new stuff (UoB have been doing similar for ages) , but still quite cool.

Title: Re: Music of the sun recorded by scientists
Post by: Simon on June 25, 2010, 17:50

Sorry, but I'm bloody sure I've heard them on Star Trek.  The BBC Sound Effects Library at work?  ;)

Title: Re: Music of the sun recorded by scientists
Post by: sam on June 26, 2010, 05:12

 :)x