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For when you want to stare into deep space…
At first glance, this image may appear to be a view of stars. Rather, almost all these different colored dots are black holes or galaxies. When we add sound, we can hear the data. Musical frequencies represent the full range of X-ray frequencies collected by Chandra X-ray Observatory.

Visual Description: As the video unfolds, a thin, horizontal line in blended reds, yellows, greens, and purples slowly scrolls from the bottom of the image toward the top. When the translucent line encounters a dot, a spike in the line appears, and a sound is played. These tones can be heard in stereo according to their position on the horizontal line. The color of the dot informs the tone. Colors at the red end of the rainbow are heard as low tones. Colors at the purple end of the rainbow are heard as higher tones. The colors are determined by the X-ray frequencies collected by Chandra. Red represents low-energy X-rays, green represents medium-energy X-rays, and blue represents high-energy X-rays.