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Im 41 year old Union Carpenter with a
BS in Computer Systems and Network Technology.
I love Computers and "Techy stuff". No, Im not ACTUALLY a nerd, nor do I look like one.
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| Thoughts about SETI and SETI@home |
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Cant help but wonder if there is other life out there
I think this project is cool, I like feeling like I'm helping out.I would love to go to Puerto Rico and see the Arecibo antenna in person.
ARECIBO, Puerto Rico -- It is a space-age sentinel, rising out of the prehistoric jungles of Puerto Rico -- a 1,000-foot (305-meter) diameter aluminum "ear," cocked perpendicular to Earth, leaning into the sky, listening.
For 37 years radio astronomers at the Arecibo Observatory have used this, the world's largest radio telescope, to fathom the radio signals of the cosmos. It has tuned in on the tumultuous songs buried in the hearts of stars and quasars that radiate from the very edge of the universe. Closer to home, it has lent an ear to random radio emissions emanating from 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) within the upper atmosphere.
Located 12 miles (19 kilometers) from the coastal city of Arecibo, the facility requires a full-time staff of 140. Most of them are technicians and engineers, and nearly 30 are astronomers and engineers from countries as different as India, Uruguay, Great Britain, Sweden, Belgium and United States.
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