We want the three layers to be distinct from each other because that's one of the key things, particularly for people who are blind or low vision. We have a third and final bit, but this is just a sampling of what is in your full portfolio. So we have the Chandra deep field. This is one of my favorites because if you've ever seen the image, it's not the most exciting perhaps. It looks like you've taken a black canvas and just splattered some multicolored paint droplets on it,. But the science of that data set is really important. The lowest energy sources in X-ray are red, up to the highest energy X-ray in blue.
What does space sound like? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Matt Kirshen explore space sonification projects and Chandra x-ray data with astronomy visualization expert Kimberly Arcand. Hear what the supermassive black hole at the center of The Milky Way sounds like…
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