Data Sonification: Sagittarius A* Black Hole, Event Horizon Telescope Image

This is a sonification - translation into sound - of the latest image from the Event Horizon Telescope of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way called Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*). Using a radar-like scan, the sonification begins at the 12 o'clock position and sweeps clockwise. Changes in volume represent the differences in brightness the EHT observed around the event horizon of Sgr A*. The material that is closer to the black hole and hence moving faster corresponds to higher frequencies of sound. This sonification was processed in a special way to allow a listener to hear the data in 3D stereo sound, in which the sounds seem to start directly ahead and then move clockwise to one ear then the other as the sweep is made.
About the Sound:
This is a radar-like scan, starting from 12 o'clock and moving clockwise.
The brightness controls the volume and the radial position controls the frequencies that are present.
The emission from material closer to the black hole (which orbits faster) is mapped to higher frequencies.
The sound is rendered in binaural audio. When listened to with headphones, the sound will appear to start directly in front of you and then move clockwise all the way around your head.
Listen for the three bright regions at about 1, 5, and 9 o'clock, as well as the very low tones indicating fainter light from outside the main ring.
For more information, visit: chandra.si.edu/photo/2022/sgra/
Sonification Credit: NASA/CXC/SAO/K.Arcand, SYSTEM Sounds (M. Russo, A. Santaguida); Image Credit: Radio: EHT Collaboration

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Like a dance and sound of Haiti girl dance

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The product outcome flow to background of image

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String theory evolution of the angel's particles

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Афигеть как она звучит

[@diederickkruse8695]

Wonder how compact that sound even is, perspective(s) and all that

[@lilysceejeanmoonlight]

The golden clock of eternal horizon

[@Dontrustmycamera]

Can we please hear NGC7293 the Helix Nebula? It is the largest and closest planetary to Earth, we humans would have watched it go nova not too long ago.

[@Countcomfortable]

How did y’all catch audio of me yelling at UY Scuti for flaunting her core like she’s getting luck

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Looks Like A Clock . Ijs

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What are those three bright spots where the sound gets louder?

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Sun all time tonight

[@Beeyer11]

Is this heaven on steroids?

[@zechariahdymond4358]

Data sonication of a black holes a bunch of bullshit

[@tonymel8235]

amazing😱

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i like 👍 it

[@francescacosentino1834]

Woooowwww, that's cooooll! It's like Star Wars!

[@Sh4ds587]

It's just sounds like the starting sound of among us..

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Incroyable 😮 good job 👍

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Bon sang, c’est dingue!!!!!!

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It's is SO incridible 😱

[@KeysForChrist]

I love this, Although when it cuts off it is a little abrupt, and you can hear the effects chain that they have going on it fading out. At least that’s what I think is going on. It makes it seem a little less authentic.

[@kugecki_]

They have to use effect chains and boost the natural pitch by a lot just for us humans to hear it. The natural pitch and frequencies exist way outside our hearing range. Hope this helps!

[@KeysForChrist]

Very cool! I could fall asleep to a longer version of this. And I would fall asleep forever if I was anywhere near it.

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Gdyby nie rotujące " czarne dziury " nie byłoby ekspansji wszechświata jaki znamy !!! If not for rotating " black holes " there would be no expansion of the universe as we know it !!!

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Awesome! Beautiful

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Beautiful

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sounds like sea

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My ps2 when I boot it up:

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you make me cry

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Bros ps2 heated so much it became a supermassive black hole 💀😭

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Quite❗😆

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​@@thelittlebird218When the heat is enough to create a singularity

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FAKE NEWS sound not travel through space

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Omg this is amazing!!!

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Amazing!!! ❤️

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I don’t believe this is sagittarius A it’s impossible. It was photographed recently and astronomers haven’t been able translate the sound yet, that’s a process that takes a long time, besides nasa’s page haven’t post anything about this. People don’t believe everything you see on internet

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How is it possible for there to be these three discrete blobs in the accretion disc when at least the inner regions are orbiting the black hole every few minutes? (At least that is what I think I heard.) You would think it would be all smeared out, assuming longer exposures are being used.

[@sebastienb.1205]

Hi the accretion disk is not a stable structure

[@tjkaz5419]

Could someone explain the light 3-way going on. TYIA

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The different dimensions in which doctor strange draws his power

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Très bon effet stéréophonique extraordinaire ! Very good extraordinary stereophonic effect!

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Beautiful magnificent monster. Or potential engine some faraway day.

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It's not nice to call it monster

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This racism needs to stop

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@@aaron7392 either you’re joking or you’re completely ignorant on how racism works?

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absolutely amazing!!

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It is quite funny to think that finally, the restitution of the sound that this black hole was making at this precise moment, resembles something that is familiar and essential for us humans... The waves ! 🥲

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The sound was made 10,000 years ago

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...or someone vacuuming. 😉

[@Dontrustmycamera]

Perhaps thats because The waves of the ocean are the shape and sound of tidal gravity waves, as defined by water