# @nasa on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CNBDo8MpALr
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/11733581-nasa-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2021-03-29T20:47:09.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** NASA (@NASA) — https://gondola.cc/NASA

## Caption

It’s not over till the Cat's Eye nebula sings 🎶

🎼A new project using data collected by @NASAChandraXRay is changing the tune of the way we interpret data. Data sonification maps translates results from these space-based telescopes into a form that users can hear instead of only see, embodying data in a new form without changing the original content. 

👀 What you’re looking at:
When a star like the Sun begins to run out of helium to burn, it will blow off huge clouds of gas and dust. These outbursts can form spectacular structures such as the one seen in the Cat's Eye nebula. This image of the Cat's Eye contains both X-rays from Chandra around the center and visible light data from the @NASAHubble, which show the series of bubbles expelled by the star over time. 

👂What you’re listening to:
The radar-like scan that moves clockwise emanating from the center point to produces pitch. Light that is further from the center is heard as higher pitches while brighter light is louder. The X-rays are represented by a harsher sound, while the visible light data sound smoother. The circular rings create a constant hum, interrupted by a few sounds from spokes in the data. The rising and falling pitches that can be heard are due to the radar scan passing across the shells and jets in the nebula.

Credit: NASA

#ChandraXRay #Nebula #Stellar #SpaceJam #SoundOn

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spacejam, nebula, stellar, chandraxray, soundon

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