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Post by ravenfreak on Apr 14, 2024 14:48:27 GMT -5
Nevermind lol I did manage to see it! My work let us go to break early so we could go outside. I thought I couldn't see it from where I live but I was wrong. It didn't get too dark out like last time though.
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Post by Bob on Apr 15, 2024 18:18:52 GMT -5
Rather get a recording. That would be cool!
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Post by ZandraJoi on Apr 16, 2024 11:30:09 GMT -5
Nevermind lol I did manage to see it! My work let us go to break early so we could go outside. I thought I couldn't see it from where I live but I was wrong. It didn't get too dark out like last time though. Were you able to see the Totality? We just had a sliver but it was still memorable Rather get a recording. That would be cool! Oh I agree! I had hoped that was what they were going to do.
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Senkusha
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Post by Senkusha on Apr 16, 2024 12:07:38 GMT -5
naturalwestmichigan.com/hearing-a-solar-eclipse"On April 8, millions of Americans along a 100-mile-wide path across 13 states from Texas to Maine will have an opportunity to witness a total solar eclipse. Thanks to a team from the Harvard University Astronomy Lab, people with visual impairments will be able to experience the celestial event, too, thanks to a smartphone-sized device called LightSound, which translates ambient brightness into sound. Users of the LightSound device will hear a piping flute for daylight that will transition to a clarinet as the light dims when the moon passes in between the Earth and sun. As the eclipse reaches its zenith, LightSound will emit soft clicks to represent total darkness. The device is designed to complement the multi-sensory event, which may include a drop in temperature and the sounds of nighttime creatures like crickets and owls. To make astronomy more inclusive, the Harvard team plans to distribute more than 700 LightSound devices at no cost. In addition, the device and its code are open-source so those with the skills can make their own. To learn more, visit Astrolab.fas.Harvard.edu/LightSound.html. " My notes: An added article I found about HEARING the solar eclipse. What do people think of this? Problem is, the link goes to a discussion on it. I can't find an actual recording of it. Unless this is still in the works. lainee , Bob , Senkusha , demonskeith , Steve , kyng , spice , lammchen , ravenfreak ,
Based on the description, it appears that this is a special device, like a smartphone, but not a smartphone, that a person would have to possess in order to hear the light radioactivity. It seems to be similar in concept to a Geiger counter for detecting radioactive particles like uranium, only this translates the amount of light into audible clicks. I wonder if I could build something like this using one of those kids' Electronic Lab toys, like where you have a board with a bunch of springs and you connect wires to various electrical components. At any rate, I doubt there is actually any audio archived on the Web.
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Post by Steve on Apr 17, 2024 6:16:07 GMT -5
You can't actually hear a solar eclipse since both objects are in space and space is a vacuum and therefore there is no sound.
There are plenty of YouTube videos regarding the LightSound device and how it works.
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Post by ZandraJoi on Apr 19, 2024 18:42:46 GMT -5
Senkusha, Let me know if you do end up building this. Steve, There's no sound but they have made i.e. Saturn's rings into a "sound" so I'm thinking that's what they are doing. "Although space is a virtual vacuum, this does not mean there is no sound in space. Sound does exist as electromagnetic vibrations."
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