Music & Cosmos

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Jerry Gerber avatar

Hi!

Gary invited me to join this group, which I am now happily a part of! I’ve been practicing astrophotography for a short time, since 2022, and have had a life long interest in astronomy. My background/profession is in music composition & production.

What does music and the universe have in common? Perhaps a better question is what do they not have in common! Mozart once wrote that “our music is puny compared to the music of the spheres” which his genius so clearly discovered and expressed. He knew that the universe is musical; many philosophers today are asking now “is the universe conscious”?

Music is about emotion and emotional intelligence yet it’s also about proportion, logic, drama, vibration, harmony, motion, time and the inner subjective world of sensing, intuiting and simply being a person. It has been the core activity of my life since I was 10 years old.

My passion for both imaging and music led me to create a You Tube channel featuring what I call Astrophotographic Music Videos. Timothy Martin and I have collaborated on a few and I just posted my 14th video.

I’m looking forward to conversation!

Jerry

https://www.youtube.com/@astromusicvideo

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Gary Lopez avatar
Jerry Gerber:
Hi!

Gary invited me to join this group, which I am now happily a part of! I’ve been practicing astrophotography for a short time, since 2022, and have had a life long interest in astronomy. My background/profession is in music composition & production.

What does music and the universe have in common? Perhaps a better question is what do they not have in common! Mozart once wrote that “our music is puny compared to the music of the spheres” which his genius so clearly discovered and expressed. He knew that the universe is musical; many philosophers today are asking now “is the universe conscious”?

Music is about emotion and emotional intelligence yet it’s also about proportion, logic, drama, vibration, harmony, motion, time and the inner subjective world of sensing, intuiting and simply being a person. It has been the core activity of my life since I was 10 years old.

My passion for both imaging and music led me to create a You Tube channel featuring what I call Astrophotographic Music Videos. Timothy Martin and I have collaborated on a few and I just posted my 14th video.

I’m looking forward to conversation!

Jerry

https://www.youtube.com/@astromusicvideo

Thank you so much for joining our group, Jerry. As a filmmaker I fully understand the power of the score to the impact of the film. Music elicits emotions and when paired with dramatic images of the cosmos can create a magical experience. Check out Jerry and Timothy's collaborations.

CS, Gary
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Stellia avatar

Greetings ! I hope I am at the right place to share my experience related to Music and Cosmos !

Here we go…. :-)

I bought a smart telescope to allow me to mix together two different disciplines ; astro-photography and music creation.

I actually take a photo, let’s say M106 and ask an AI to describe it , then turn it into a song with my directions, and I use the lyrics to be processed in Suno, a AI-driven music tool.

)📷 M106.png

M106.png

Step 1:

I ask AI to describe the photo of M106 I have just taken with my Seestar S30 Pro.

Copilot AI answered:

Here’s what stands out in the image you shared — and it’s a lovely capture.

🌌 What the image shows

  • A deep‑sky astrophotography shot of Messier 106 (M106), a spiral galaxy in Canes Venatici.

  • The bright, concentrated core is clearly visible, surrounded by sweeping spiral arms with mottled dust lanes and star‑forming regions.

  • The field is sprinkled with numerous foreground stars from our own Milky Way, each showing the characteristic Seestar diffraction pattern.

  • In the background, you can spot tiny, faint galaxies—a reminder of just how deep the exposure goes.

🔭 Capture details visible in the frame

  • Instrument: Seestar S30 Pro

  • Target: M106

  • Exposure time: 16 minutes

  • Location stamp: “Stelllia / 74°W, 45°N”

  • Date & time: 2026.03.23 at 23:08

✨ Overall impression

It’s a clean, well‑resolved image for a 16‑minute integration — the core is crisp, the arms show structure, and the background is rich without being noisy. A very solid Seestar S30 Pro result…

Step 2:

I ask Copilot to generate a song with specific instructions to give a sense to the lyrics. Let’s have fun and improvise. I will ask Copilot to make me a song as if M106 was a big cosmic lens that allow humans to see the edge of the Big Bang..

Copilot Result (Lyrics):

Here’s a compact, atmospheric song built for a 3‑minute vibe, written as if M106 were a colossal cosmic lens revealing the edge of the Big Bang.

I shaped it like something a composer would hand to a vocalist — evocative, structured, and ready to perform.

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“Through the Lens of M106”

(3‑minute cosmic ambient / indie‑cinematic style)

[Verse 1]

In the quiet of the northern sky

A spiral opens like an ancient eye

Dust and fire bending time and light

Calling us across the endless night

We aim our mirrors at the turning rim

Where galaxies fade and the stars grow thin

And through M106, the veil grows weak

The first breath of the cosmos starts to speak

[Pre‑Chorus]

Every photon is a memory

Racing home from eternity

[Chorus]

Through the lens of M106

We see the dawn ignite

A trembling spark, the universe

Awakening in white

And for a moment, we are standing

At the edge of where it all began

Through the lens of M106

We touch the Big Bang’s hand

[Verse 2]

The echoes shimmer in a crimson haze

Frozen whispers from the primal blaze

A billion years collapse into a sigh

As the cosmic curtain opens wide

We watch the darkness learn to glow

Watch the newborn atoms start to flow

And in that flash, we understand

How fragile every heartbeat is in man

[Pre‑Chorus]

Every question finds a spark

In the fire of the dark

[Chorus]

Through the lens of M106

We see the dawn ignite

A trembling spark, the universe

Awakening in white

And for a moment, we are standing

At the edge of where it all began

Through the lens of M106

We touch the Big Bang’s hand

[Bridge]

If we could hold that first explosion

In the cradle of our sight

We’d feel creation’s pulse inside us

Still unfolding in the night

[Final Chorus]

Through the lens of M106

We watch the birth of time

A single flare becoming all

The galaxies aligned

And as the ancient light surrounds us

We remember what we are

Through the lens of M106

We are children of a star

Step 3:

I use Suno (Suno.com) where I paste the above lyrics into the Lyrics section, then add the style of music that would go well with this song. I use plain English to describe how the music will sound.

Suno style for the song “Through the Lens of M106” :

The track opens with cosmic ambient flows, featuring smooth nebula pads and radiant pulses, Gentle, slow, downtempo rhythms support glowing harmonic swells, light plucked synths, and crystalline textures, Ethereal vowel whispers drift with breathy female and male vocals, layered over reverb-drenched guitars, analog synths, vintage drum machines, and warm bass, Dream pop and ethereal shoegaze textures interplay with lush, cinematic, ambient atmospheres, balancing melancholic and luminous moods in a lush, atmospheric indie alternative mix with subtle French electronica undertones and minimalist melodies

The final result can be heard here:

https://suno.com/s/U4wBkvjUVd7Hx0zI

This song did not existed a few minutes ago. It’s a World Premiere exclusive to this forum ! :-)

This is what I do… Making music with celestial objects… :-)

Comments much appreciated….

Stellia… :-)