Comments on: A Solar System Music Box

By: ronnie

ronnie — Tue, 04 May 2010 00:15:05 +0000

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By: El Sistema Solar en una caja de música (electrónica) « RDi Press

El Sistema Solar en una caja de música (electrónica) « RDi Press — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 14:19:15 +0000

[...] planeta -y a Ceres, por cierto- y se basa en órbitas circulares y no elípticas, apunta ‘Cosmic Variance‘, pero el arte bien merece estas pequeñas [...]

By: Sili

Sili — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 09:21:57 +0000

Wasn’t this done for all stars in the Hipparchos catalogue? I seem to recall that having a nicer ‘feel’ to the tune.

By: Meng Bomin

Meng Bomin — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 06:08:52 +0000

Well to be fair, they also include Ceres, but seem to have no love for the other three official dwarf planets, which makes sense because two of them are pretty similar to Pluto in their orbital periods (Haumea and Makemake) and the other has a ridiculously long period (Eris).

I also have to say, it’s kind of weird to hear a higher note associated with a further out planet. For reasons of speed, orbital length, and the trend in the relative sizes of planets with regard to their order from the sun, I would more naturally associate a higher tone with the inner planets. However, I do understand that a constantly repeating high-pitched Mercury would get annoying quickly.

By: Brian

Brian — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 06:08:31 +0000

Well, they also included Ceres, so their inclusion of Pluto doesn’t necessarily imply too much.