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Stargazer100 Send message Joined: 26 Nov 12 Posts: 4 Credit: 15,854 RAC: 0 |
On August 15, 1977 the WOW signal was picked up. It is interesting to note that the WOW signal was sent only 1 time. Do you think the WOW signal was sent by Aliens? |
Bob DeWoody Send message Joined: 9 May 10 Posts: 3387 Credit: 4,182,900 RAC: 10 |
Why is your post interesting? This subject has been hashed out before. Lacking any further signals I'd say it is just as likely to be an anomaly as it is a one time intelligent broadcast from et Bob DeWoody My motto: Never do today what you can put off until tomorrow as it may not be required. This no longer applies in light of current events. |
Michael Watson Send message Joined: 7 Feb 08 Posts: 1384 Credit: 2,098,506 RAC: 5 |
The signal was received only one time, when it passed through each of the two beams of the 'Big Ear' radio telescope at Ohio State University. We don't know if it was being sent immediately before this point or continued somewhat after it. It wasn't heard when listened for at the same sky position on subsequent days, or since. To be acceptable to science as a candidate SETI signal, it must be able to be reacquired repeatedly, and by independent observers. It must be subjected to close scrutiny to rule out Earth based explanations. Having said that, the way the signal rose and declined in strength, as it passed through the telescope's beams, indicated a source at a minimum distance of ~250,000 miles. No Earth satellites that could have caused the signal were found to be at that distance and position at the time the signal was received. I'd say the chances of it being a genuine SETI signal are quite good. Too bad it didn't reach the scientific threshold! |
skildude Send message Joined: 4 Oct 00 Posts: 9541 Credit: 50,759,529 RAC: 60 |
or you could look at the last thread that was started on the topic http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/forum_thread.php?id=70520 In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face. Diogenes Of Sinope |
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