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Brendan Thomas Davey Send message Joined: 7 Jan 11 Posts: 4 Credit: 4,434 RAC: 0 |
are these good results? <core_client_version>6.10.58</core_client_version> <![CDATA[ <stderr_txt> setiathome_enhanced 6.02 DevC++/MinGW libboinc: 6.3.6 Work Unit Info: ............... WU true angle range is : 0.014189 Optimal function choices: ----------------------------------------------------- name ----------------------------------------------------- v_BaseLineSmooth (no other) v_vGetPowerSpectrum 0.00072 0.00000 sse1_ChirpData_ak 0.02583 0.00000 v_vTranspose4x8ntw 0.00649 0.00000 BH SSE folding 0.00405 0.00000 Restarted at 21.51 percent. Flopcounter: 38781993492125.461000 Spike count: 0 Pulse count: 10 Triplet count: 1 Gaussian count: 0 called boinc_finish for a 107 second clip of radio signal is 10 pulses and 1 triplet anything to get optimistic about? |
Brendan Thomas Davey Send message Joined: 7 Jan 11 Posts: 4 Credit: 4,434 RAC: 0 |
I don't know if it matters but the signal originated from 19 12 09 11 22 50 on November 6th 2010. |
skildude Send message Joined: 4 Oct 00 Posts: 9541 Credit: 50,759,529 RAC: 60 |
your results are only important if they are confirmed with repeated results in the same area. returned results are not necessarily important. they results are as I said evaluated against others and must match a specific criteria to be added to the NTPKR database In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face. Diogenes Of Sinope |
Brendan Thomas Davey Send message Joined: 7 Jan 11 Posts: 4 Credit: 4,434 RAC: 0 |
Thank You |
Jim-R. Send message Joined: 7 Feb 06 Posts: 1494 Credit: 194,148 RAC: 0 |
Actually *every* result is important, even one that doesn't contain any signal. As Skildude pointed out, each returned work unit result is compared with the rest of the results returned from the same point in the sky. If there is a signal found it is compared also with a "known signals" database. There are so many man made signals around that the chances of one particular signal being not of man made origin is probably less than the chances that you will win the lottery on any one specific day! But there is always that chance, so each and every signal is important, even if it turns out to be just another lottery ticket that contains numbers, but not the "winning" ones. The results returned that don't even have a signal are important. Just as we can turn on a radio transmitter and turn it off again, so can "they". We might start picking up a signal from a certain point and can be able to say "hey, here is a point in the sky that has had no signal detected before and now there's one there". The "LGM" (little green men) might have just finished building their new transmitter and turned it on for the first time! Jim Some people plan their life out and look back at the wealth they've had. Others live life day by day and look back at the wealth of experiences and enjoyment they've had. |
C Olival Send message Joined: 6 Sep 10 Posts: 209 Credit: 10,675 RAC: 0 |
1 hr 32' 15" RA + 29 deg 45' 48' Dec 18hr 56' 29" RA + 12 deg 27' 57' Dec the following star coordinates are in which constelations are the following results interesting: Best Pulse Power 1.57 period 0.1044 score 0.88 New Gaussian Power 3.27 Fit 1.217 score 3.020 |
skildude Send message Joined: 4 Oct 00 Posts: 9541 Credit: 50,759,529 RAC: 60 |
you didnt read the previous posts did you. please read before you type. If you have further questions about results after reading the previous posts then please ask. I see that you've also asked the very same thing about a different set of numbers about 11 days ago. perhaps rereading the responses you got will enlighten you a bit more In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face. Diogenes Of Sinope |
Odysseus Send message Joined: 26 Jul 99 Posts: 1808 Credit: 6,701,347 RAC: 6 |
1 hr 32' 15" RA + 29 deg 45' 48' Dec “Precedingâ€, I presume you mean … The first position is in northern Pisces, not far from the Triangulum Galaxy M33. The second is in the southeastern corner of Hercules. BTW, minutes & seconds of right ascension shouldn't be indicated with the symbols for arc-minutes & arc-seconds: write e.g. 1h 32m 15s or 1:32:15. |
C Olival Send message Joined: 6 Sep 10 Posts: 209 Credit: 10,675 RAC: 0 |
thanks for your knowledge on your response, very enligthning |
C Olival Send message Joined: 6 Sep 10 Posts: 209 Credit: 10,675 RAC: 0 |
thank you for the information |
Larry Monske Send message Joined: 17 Sep 05 Posts: 281 Credit: 554,328 RAC: 0 |
I remember that seti used to show repeating signals from a certain area of space. Dont seti have that information. Im expecting some results once we figure out where the point of origen is. |
C Olival Send message Joined: 6 Sep 10 Posts: 209 Credit: 10,675 RAC: 0 |
new pulse power 3.28 period 8.7818 score 1.03 best triplet power 12.01 period 10.6430 |
skildude Send message Joined: 4 Oct 00 Posts: 9541 Credit: 50,759,529 RAC: 60 |
if you want to check out what we currently have found look at the NTPKR forum. In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face. Diogenes Of Sinope |
zehcoutinho Send message Joined: 11 May 11 Posts: 122 Credit: 280,227 RAC: 0 |
Hello, I suspect this is gonna sound really stupid, but I'll ask anyway. I got this result: Spike count: 1 Pulse count: 4 Triplet count: 10 Gaussian count: 0 I am very new to SETI, but from the descriptions I read about what is each thing in this results, it seemed to me that a triplet is three evenly spaced spikes. So for me to have 10 triplets shouldn't I have at least 30 spikes? I would be grateful if anyone could clear that up for me. I thought it might be an error or something, but in the task page it says "Outcome: Success" and "Validity: Valid" Thanks, Zeh |
ML1 Send message Joined: 25 Nov 01 Posts: 20140 Credit: 7,508,002 RAC: 20 |
Hello, The only 'stupid' questions are those that were never asked (and should have been), and those that have already been answered... I got this result: Not always... Your "work unit" is a small sample of time. A repeating train of pulses could start or stop during your sample period. Also... We are looking at what is normally random noise. Just due to random effects, you can expect to see short chains of pulses in amongst all the noise! Hence why a very important criteria is that any signal found must be seen to be repeatable for a particular coordinate. I thought it might be an error or something, but in the task page it says "Outcome: Success" and "Validity: Valid" We're looking at a vast amount of random data so almost anything is possible. An irritating problem for the systems running 'anti-virus' scanners is that there is virus-like numbers in amongst the random data, just due to the data being random noise!... The "Outcome: Success" and "Validity: Valid" shows that you processed the data correctly and that another user has confirmed the analysis with the same or very similar results. Welcome to the big search! Keep searchin', Martin See new freedom: Mageia Linux Take a look for yourself: Linux Format The Future is what We all make IT (GPLv3) |
zehcoutinho Send message Joined: 11 May 11 Posts: 122 Credit: 280,227 RAC: 0 |
Thank you very much for your answer. Zeh |
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