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Supernova sonata

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Source: Alex Harrison Parker, http://www.astro.uvic.ca/~alexhp/new/supernova_sonata.html

From the Astronomy Picture of the Day, May 26, 2011. TheĀ Supernova sonata is a piece of music composed using the data from the most distant supernovas. Details on the method used, and the background of the composer, Alex Harrison Parker, can be found via the links.