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Binary Dust – some reflections c2026

The origins of Binary Dust date back to 1993. I’d just finished my first degree in Astrophysics and was studying for a Masters in Computer-Music. By coincidence, the music dept at Glasgow University was directly opposite the Maths & Astronomy building: a short walk across the road into a different world. Gavin Starks https://binarydust.org · Binary Dust – some reflections c2026

SonifyDSS – generate sounds from a galaxy

A wonderful birthday gift from Andy! Generate sounds from Digitized Sky Survey data using sonification techniques https://github.com/AstroAndyN/SonifyDSS OutlineSonifyDSS is a python code that using sonification techniques to turn FITS data from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 collected from the NASA SkyView system (https://skyview.gsfc.nasa.gov) into sounds. It is focussed on generating sounds for composition or exploring SonifyDSS – generate sounds from a galaxy