... showing multiple galaxy maps conveys different properties - but we can't watch them all at once... I'm interested in sound to enhance perception of data, and find new things! If you have application ideas, try our STRAUSS sonification code (github.com/james-trayfo...), or let me know! 🧪🔭⚡🐡

...Temperature illustrates the hot outflowing gas corresponding to the windy sound - pale plumes emanate from the central region. Sonification allows us to represent this with sound while visualising something else - such as starlight - so we can impart more dimensions of the data at once! 🧪🔭⚡🐡

The sophisticated COLIBRE simulations finally land on the arXiv: arxiv.org/abs/2508.21126. Treating these with sonification, we can get new intuition for galaxy evolution to augment our visuals. Sound on for the explainer vid, visit the site for more! colibre.strw.leidenuniv.nl/videos.html 🔭🧪

Progress! Star lives with sonification 🌟🔉. Models colour evolution from 0.3-150 sun masses. A higher note indicates higher main sequence temperature, shifting with post-MS temperature pre-death. They go 'bang' if they then go supernova or 'whoosh' if they blow out to leave a white dwarf. 🌌🔭🧪💽🐡...

ready for their close-up 🦈🦑

Can't stop thinking about the zebra shark at Baltimore aquarium 🦈🦑

..and a discordant/scary sounding one (starlink is coming to ruin my imaging 🔭😱) note these are exaggerated trail animations...

Sonifying satellite trails with STRAUSS... here's the harmonious version 🌌🔭🎧...

Cycling through mpl colour maps for a multimodal astro-outreach prototype. Any preferences? 🌌🔭💡🧪

Went the the cumberland house natural history museum in #southsea at the weekend - the butterflies are still going!