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Paul Send message Joined: 18 Dec 10 Posts: 2 Credit: 469,805 RAC: 0 |
Hi All My son just asked an interesting question ,Can anyone tell Us what happens if a block of data our computer is working on detects alien signals ,does a splash screen come up saying we have won or something. Thanks |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22149 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
Simple answer - very little. Less simple answer - each validated result is compared to at least one other validated result from same location in the sky, from a different date. S@H have a number of tools they use internally to do this correlation, and it might be some time before they actually have enough "hits" on a particular location to be sure that something really has been found. Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
Jord Send message Joined: 9 Jun 99 Posts: 15184 Credit: 4,362,181 RAC: 3 |
The full explanation on what happens is at http://seticlassic.ssl.berkeley.edu/about_seti/about_seti_at_home_5.html. That was written for Seti Classic, but is still true to this day. |
Paul Send message Joined: 18 Dec 10 Posts: 2 Credit: 469,805 RAC: 0 |
Thank you for the prompt replies |
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