{"id":803326,"date":"2026-08-12T07:56:35","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T12:56:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=803326"},"modified":"2026-08-12T07:56:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T12:56:35","slug":"musification-of-the-2026-total-solar-eclipse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=803326","title":{"rendered":"Musification of the 2026 total solar eclipse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"modal__tab-content--details\">\n<div class=\"modal__tab-description\">\n<p>[English] Experience a musical simulation of the 12 August 2026 total solar eclipse as seen from the Observatorio Astrof\u00edsico de Javalambre (Spain). Click here for information about ESA\u2019s live broadcast from this observatory, or visit esa.int\/solareclipse for an overview of all ESA eclipse activities &amp; resources.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This is a \u2018musification\u2019 \u2013 an artistic interpretation of a set of data. In this case, the eclipse determines when and how much of each sound is heard. The music is simply the way those data are presented.<\/p>\n<p>This musification is a collaboration ESA\u2019s CESAR team and Rub\u00e9n Garc\u00eda Benito from the Instituto de Astrof\u00edsica de Andaluc\u00eda (IAA-CSIC). It uses nine parameters extracted from a Stellarium simulation of the total solar eclipse:<\/p>\n<p>Arpeggio (the rapid succession of notes): Visible sunlight. Its rhythm, range (spanning almost four octaves), and volume are determined by the light itself; the chord follows the colour of the sky. It fades out as the Sun sets. (The data determine the behaviour; the scale and pattern are artistic choices.)<\/p>\n<p>Pad (background chord): The colour of the light; the redder and warmer the light becomes, the darker the chord. (The colour is the data.)<\/p>\n<p>Bass (sub): The weight of the darkness; deepest during totality. (Data-driven.)<\/p>\n<p>Heartbeat: The tension, reflecting how quickly the light is falling; it comes to rest during totality. (Data: rate of change.)<\/p>\n<p>Bells: The actual contacts C1, C2, maximum eclipse and C3 (there is no C4, as the Sun sets before the eclipse ends). (Sonification: marking a real moment in time.)<\/p>\n<p>Shimmering sound during totality: The solar corona. (A musical element placed at the real event.)<\/p>\n<p>Descending whoosh: The exact moment when the Sun disappears behind the horizon. (An icon of the event; not measured wind.)<\/p>\n<p>Low night drone: The onset of night (entering when the Sun passes below the horizon). (Data: when it happens and to what extent.)<\/p>\n<p>Stars (soft sparkling tones): The stars that become visible at night (but not during totality). (Data: when they appear and how many are visible.)<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>[Spanish]\u00a0Vive una simulaci\u00f3n musical del eclipse solar total del 12 de agosto de 2026 tal como se ver\u00e1 desde el Observatorio Astrof\u00edsico de Javalambre (Espa\u00f1a). Visita esa.int\/solareclipse para consultar un resumen de todas las actividades y recursos de la ESA relacionados con el eclipse.<\/p>\n<p>Se trata de una musificaci\u00f3n, es decir, una interpretaci\u00f3n art\u00edstica de un conjunto de datos. En este caso, el eclipse determina cu\u00e1ndo se escucha cada sonido y con qu\u00e9 intensidad. La m\u00fasica es simplemente la forma en que se presentan esos datos.<\/p>\n<p>Esta musificaci\u00f3n es fruto de una colaboraci\u00f3n entre el equipo CESAR de la ESA y Rub\u00e9n Garc\u00eda Benito, del Instituto de Astrof\u00edsica de Andaluc\u00eda (IAA-CSIC). Utiliza nueve par\u00e1metros extra\u00eddos de una simulaci\u00f3n del eclipse solar total realizada con Stellarium:<\/p>\n<p>\n\u2022 Arpegio (r\u00e1pida sucesi\u00f3n de notas): La luz solar visible. Su ritmo, extensi\u00f3n (que abarca casi cuatro octavas) y volumen est\u00e1n determinados por la propia luz; el acorde sigue el color del cielo. Se desvanece a medida que el Sol se pone. (Los datos determinan el comportamiento; la escala y el patr\u00f3n son elecciones art\u00edsticas).<br \/>\u2022 Pad (acorde de fondo): El color de la luz. Cuanto m\u00e1s rojiza y c\u00e1lida se vuelve la luz, m\u00e1s oscuro es el acorde. (El color es el dato).<br \/>\u2022 Grave (subgrave): El peso de la oscuridad, que alcanza su m\u00e1xima intensidad durante la totalidad. (Basado en datos).<br \/>\u2022 Latido: La tensi\u00f3n, que refleja la rapidez con la que disminuye la luz; se calma durante la totalidad. (Dato: tasa de cambio).<br \/>\u2022 Campanas: Los contactos reales C1, C2, m\u00e1ximo eclipse y C3 (no hay C4 porque el Sol se pone antes de que termine el eclipse). (Sonificaci\u00f3n: marca un instante real en el tiempo).<br \/>\u2022 Brillo suspendido durante la totalidad: La corona solar. (Elemento musical situado en el momento real del acontecimiento).<br \/>\u2022 Soplo descendente: El instante exacto en que el Sol desaparece tras el horizonte. (Un recurso sonoro que representa el evento; no se trata de viento medido).<br \/>\u2022 Zumbido (dron) nocturno grave: El inicio de la noche (cuando el Sol desciende por debajo del horizonte). (Datos: cu\u00e1ndo ocurre y en qu\u00e9 grado).<br \/>\u2022 Estrellas (suaves tonos centelleantes): Las estrellas que se hacen visibles durante la noche (pero no durante la totalidad). 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