The worlds of art and science came together on Thursday June 14th at the Sodankyl\u00e4 Municipality House. At The Sounds of Space in Cinema seminar, representatives of the world of science and foley artists working in the field of cinema discussed sounds of space and especially the human experiences related to sound. During the seminar the audience got to hear sound excerpts of magnet storms in space, for example.<\/p>\n
The discussion was moderated by docent Jyrki Manninen<\/strong> of the Sodankyl\u00e4 Geophysics Observatory. Manninen lectured on the sounds of Northern Lights. He was supported by professor Andrei Demekhov<\/strong> from The Russian Academy of Sciences. Demekhov talked about radio waves and audio frequencies associated with Northern Lights.<\/p>\n Elucidated with authentic excerpts of space sounds, the lectures demonstrated the complex relationship between aural and visual perceptions. A final consensus has never been reached on the sounds associated with Northern Lights. One theory is that the sound is caused by rapid changes in electrical and magnetic fields.<\/p>\n