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Scientists Record Music of the Sun
by Teresa Neumann : Jun 22, 2010 : Richard Gray - The Telegraph U.K.
The coronal loops "vibrate from side to side because they are 'plucked' rather like guitar strings by the blast waves from explosions on the surface of the sun."
"The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands... Their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world. In the heavens he has pitched a tent for the sun, which is like a bridegroom coming forth from his pavilion, like a champion rejoicing to run his course...." Psalm 19: 1, 4-5 (NIV)
(United Kingdom)—The Telegraph U.K. reports that 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 which vibrate like strings on a musical instrument.
According to the report, scientists used satellite images of these magnetic loops coiling away from the sun's outer atmosphere, and then recreated the sound by turning the visible vibrations into noises and speeding up the frequency so it is audible to the human ear. In some cases the vibrations reportedly behaved more like soundwaves as traveling through a wind instrument. (Photo: Telegraph UK)
Professor Robertus von Fáy-Siebenbürgen, head of the solar physics research group at Sheffield University, said: "It was strangely beautiful and exciting to hear these noises for the first time from such a large and powerful source. It is a sort of music as it has harmonics. It is providing us with a new way of learning about the sun and giving us a new insight into the physics that goes on at in the sun's outer layers where temperatures reach millions of degrees."
The report also noted that the coronal loops "vibrate from side to side because they are 'plucked' rather like guitar strings by the blast waves from explosions on the surface of the sun."
Click on the link provided to hear some of the solar "music" captured by scientists.
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/7840201/Music-of-the-sun-recorded-by-scientists.html
by Teresa Neumann : Jun 22, 2010 : Richard Gray - The Telegraph U.K.
The coronal loops "vibrate from side to side because they are 'plucked' rather like guitar strings by the blast waves from explosions on the surface of the sun."
"The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands... Their voice goes out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world. In the heavens he has pitched a tent for the sun, which is like a bridegroom coming forth from his pavilion, like a champion rejoicing to run his course...." Psalm 19: 1, 4-5 (NIV)
(United Kingdom)—The Telegraph U.K. reports that 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 which vibrate like strings on a musical instrument.
Professor Robertus von Fáy-Siebenbürgen, head of the solar physics research group at Sheffield University, said: "It was strangely beautiful and exciting to hear these noises for the first time from such a large and powerful source. It is a sort of music as it has harmonics. It is providing us with a new way of learning about the sun and giving us a new insight into the physics that goes on at in the sun's outer layers where temperatures reach millions of degrees."
The report also noted that the coronal loops "vibrate from side to side because they are 'plucked' rather like guitar strings by the blast waves from explosions on the surface of the sun."
Click on the link provided to hear some of the solar "music" captured by scientists.
Read Full Story...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/7840201/Music-of-the-sun-recorded-by-scientists.html
