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As of 2006, I am 42 years old and have been an Amateur Astronomer for 21 years. I have always loved to look up at the night sky and 'wonder' what is out there since I was a child. I got into Astronomy in 1985 when comet Hally passed thru and I started reading about Astronomy and started oberving with a 4" Reflector. Currently I have an 8" SCT that I use for observing planets, moon, stars, and deep-sky objects. When comet Hale-Bopp came in orbit I had the chance to study the comet and take several photos. I had some of the photos on a web page that made for Hale-Bopp, then NASA published one of my photos on their website which I thought was very rewarding. Amateur Astronomy is my life and I can never get enough observing celestial objects and reading about Astronomy. My other hobbies are computers and electronics, but Astronomy is my #1 hobby and it is my life.
I work for the US Government as an Electronics Tech repairing Avionics for Navy jets which I have been doing for 19 years. I live in Jacksonville, Florida which gives me a great view of the Northern Sky and a fair part of the Southern Sky. I wanted to become a Professional Astronomer but was not able to for several reason but Amateur Astronomy has its rewards every time I look up!
Clear Skies and Happy Observing to everyone in the Astronomy Community. |
| Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home |
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1. I think that other life exists in the universe in one form or another. I cannot beieve that we here on Earth are the only form of life. To quote the movie Contact based on the book by Carl Sagan, "If we are the only form of life in the Univers then it is a pretty big waste of space!" Depending on what kind of life is out there depends on whether we can benefit from it. As far as dangers, unknown. I like science-fiction but I do not believe we would be invaded by Romulans, Martians, or anything like that.
2. Yes, we should send out a beacon for any lifeforms to contact with information about what we look like, cultures, lifestyles, history. However, we need to include both the good and bad things of our world. I do not think that we should reveal out current level of technology in advance. That should be done when and if we ever make contact.
3. I run SETI@home to help further the chance of detecting life and to help contrubite to the Astronomy community. I use my computers a lot for Astronomy, I am currently upgrading one of my computers to make it a dedicated terminal for SETI@home that will run 24/7. I know that if there is someone one out there listening it will take a very long time for us to get an answer back so the more people help with the SETI project the better the chances. I am also intested in how SETI works and how the data is read and compiled. |
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