Since the James Webb Space Telescope was launched into orbit, like the one you can see below that captures the beauty of the Southern Ring Nebula. But in an unexpected turn, the Webb team has decided give sound to the images captured by the powerful telescope and now you can experience a new way of appreciating the objects of the cosmos.
The Southern Ring Nebula is one of the best known to observers in the southern hemisphere. It is known this way because it is shaped like a large ring, although there are times, depending on the object with which it is looked at, that it can also give the appearance of an 8.
Its name in the nebula catalog is NGC 3132 and it is formed by gases, as well as cosmic dust, which gives it its appearance as a diffuse object with electrifying colors.
Sonification of the Southern Ring Nebula
In general, they are beautiful to observe thanks to telescopes like him and the James Webb, but the latter has decided to give it a twist to have an even deeper experience. Thanks to the The data obtained from the Southern Ring Nebula were encoded and translated to frequencies that were audible, In this way, the NASA Webb team aims to disseminate cosmic poetry to visually impaired people.
In the video shared by You Tube, you can see two images of the Southern Ring Nebula in near-infrared light (on the left) and mid-infrared light (on the right). But both have been adapted to sonification and are heard as the red bar runs through the images. The result is undoubtedly intriguing and shows us that the cosmos is sublime in more ways than one and that it houses objects that we can hardly understand, but with which we can connect.