Sonification of the Aurora Borealis

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Sonification of the Aurora Borealis

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Further to our discussion on this month's video call, here's a link to something I did in collaboration with a guy in Tromso, Norway about 10 years ago when we merged his video animation of the aurora with my magnetometer data recorded in the UK. For this I converted my magnetometer output into sounds via MIDI using music production software (Steinberg). I could have selected any one of a hundred instruments, but selected a wind sound as it seemed most appropriate.

Anyhow, here's the resulting video. I hope you like it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNpPdOHfeLc

Thanks for looking.

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Thanks Stuart!

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Amazing stuff, thanks Stu.

6 weeks till we're off to Iceland, hopefully the skies will be clear and green!


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Many thanks, Alexandra and Mark.

Good luck in Iceland, Mark.

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Mesmerising, love it
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nicspenceryork wrote: ↑Wed Jan 11, 2023 12:09 pm Mesmerising, love it
Nic
Many thanks, Nic.

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