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Topic: Astronomy
Rajan
&
Shepard
Artist
Maya Rajan
Student
Georgia Tech
Scientist
Katherine Shepard
Graduate Student
Georgia State University
Physics & Astronomy Department
VFTS Vortex
Medium: Music
Narrative
This song was created to depict the rapidly spinning motion of VFTS 102 and VFTS 285 researched by Dr. Katherine Shepard. An atmospheric ambience is used to depict the ~600 km/s equatorial winds of the two stars, and the angular momentum loss is captured at the end of the song by the gradual removal of instrumental layers. The song has two main components to represent the two celestial objects, and these two phases come together at the height of the song to represent the connectedness of the stars.
VFTS VortexMaya Rajan
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