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40 years later, astronomers revisit the pulsar from ‘Unknown Pleasures’

20/07/2019

The English rock band Joy Division released their debut studio album “Unknown Pleasures” 40 years ago. The front cover doesn’t feature any words, only a now iconic black and white data graph showing 80 wiggly lines representing a signal from a pulsar in space. To mark the anniversary of the album, we recorded a...
The English rock band Joy Division released their debut studio “Unknown Pleasures” 40 years ago. The front cover doesn’t feature any words, only a now iconic black and white data graph showing 80 wiggly lines representing a signal from a in space. To mark the anniversary of the album, we recorded a signal from the same with a radio telescope in Jodrell Bank Observatory, only 14 miles (23 km) away from Strawberry Studios where the was recorded. Peter Saville – graphic designer and co-founder of Factory Records – designed the cover based on a picture… This story continues at The Next Web
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