Listen to Radio Astronomy

Composite ALMA (orange) and Hubble (blue) image of NGC 628, also known as Messier 74, a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces, located approximately 32 million light-years from Earth. It is imaged as part of the PHANGS-ALMA survey to study the properties of star-forming clouds in disk galaxies.

My posts on the Green Bank Radio Telescope has prompted me to wonder just what all this sounds like. As a ham radio operator, N8GMQ, my first thought was to listening rather than the radio astronomy images that we are familiar with like the ones found at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory’s Multimedia Gallery.

The connection with ham radio is interesting. Linking our Lineage: From Radio Operator to Radio Receiver starts with: ” Radio astronomy and amateur radio have a close historical connection… “

So, I have been searching for recordings or live streams from radio astronomy .

JUPITER L-BURSTS

Jupiter L-Bursts sound like ocean waves breaking up on a beach. Much of the L-burst structure is formed as signals travel though the interplanetary medium from Jupiter to the Earth.

I intend to keep looking and adding more sounds as I find them. Stay Tuned! DeN8GMQ 73

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David J. Hark: Teacher/Trainer/Webmaster/Photographer with broad background in media: Internet, Web, eLearning, Web Accessibility (A11Y)

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