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| Hello! My name is Steve, and I live in the New England area of the USA (New Hampshire). One of my interests is Astronomy, and I go outside on occassion to do some sky watching, either with the naked eye or a pair of binoculars. During the Leond meteor shower of 2001, I was out in the cold watching this brilliant event unfold at 5:00 a.m. EST, and was never so awed by a show in my life. I've always enjoyed Astronomy and sky watching, even as a youngster. Some of my other passions are linked with Astronomy (JPL's website being one of my personal spots to surf), such as science fiction novels and planetology (in particular interest are the new planets that are being discovered). I'm hoping, in my lifetime, we'll find our neighbors out in space, on an Earth-type planet, and my dream is that we'll be able to tell them, 'hello'. Some of my other hobbies are computer games, books, and watching TV/movies. I have a few pets (some cats and a dog), and live in a small community. |
| Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home |
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| I believe in extraterrestrial life, and that it DOES exist out there, somewhere. I cannot fathom that in all the universe WE are the only ones that are in it. The possibility of other planets sustaining similar life are too numerous. Seti@home is one of the best projects to come along, allowing others to actively participate in the exploration of radio signals for possible signs of otherworldly intelligence. Of course, with exploration of any kind, there are risks involved in first contact. Are they friendly? Will they consider us hostile? Will they not bother to respond at all? I believe, though, that we should make contact with another intelligent life out there, no matter what the risks might be. We will never know another civilization besides ours unless we take the chance and say hello to them. We should tell them all about who we are, where we are, and that we ask them to talk about themselves to us. Any sort of discovery of this magnitude should be shared, to get to know one-another better. I think that another life out there would be just as curious, and lonely, to want to know as much about our civilation as we would want to know ourselves. Carl Sagan, one of the greatest astrophysists to live in our century, couldn't conceive of an existance where we are the soul occupants of an entire galaxy composed of billions and billions of stars. We should pursue this actively, and encourage others to use their computers to assist SETI with their efforts in finding another lifeform out there. It's in our best interest to find our bretheren, and to let them know that they are not alone in the universe. |
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