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Bar at Milky Way's heart revealed
New Scientist ^ | 8/16/05 | Maggie McKee

Posted on 08/16/2005 7:04:45 PM PDT by LibWhacker

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To: El Gato

Take a look back over my post.

(I talk a little about spread spectrum) :-)


161 posted on 08/18/2005 2:42:57 AM PDT by RadioAstronomer (Senior member of Darwin Central)
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To: RadioAstronomer

Hi, RA! Thanks for the comments. I've been offline and just got back on this morning... Will have some time tonight, I hope, and will return to read everyone's comments and follow up.


162 posted on 08/18/2005 1:01:41 PM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: guitfiddlist
Let's call it the Milky Way Bar.

I'll second that!


163 posted on 08/18/2005 1:06:45 PM PDT by TChris ("You tweachewous miscweant!" - Elmer Fudd)
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To: fish hawk
Must be at least thousands of planets in there where apes are turning into men.

Or where Octopi are turning into tentacled Bug Eyed Monsters. Who knows? I hope somewhere there are desert lizards turning in to The Race. :)

164 posted on 08/18/2005 2:35:41 PM PDT by El Gato
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To: RadioAstronomer
(I talk a little about spread spectrum) :-)

I know you did, I just wanted to make the point that current searches may not be looking for the right sorts of signals, which could explain why they haven't found anything. An even more probable reason is that they haven't yet looked at the right star system. There are lots of them out there, and they have only looked a small fraction of them.

165 posted on 08/18/2005 2:39:54 PM PDT by El Gato
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To: El Gato

I am with ya 100% :-)


166 posted on 08/18/2005 2:44:24 PM PDT by RadioAstronomer (Senior member of Darwin Central)
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To: RightWhale
We don't even have a decent spacesuit for serious work in space.

A huge problem. I've got my fingers crossed that nanotechnology will solve it someday.

167 posted on 08/18/2005 3:53:55 PM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: RadioAstronomer

Very nice tutorial, RA, thanks!


168 posted on 08/18/2005 4:31:09 PM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: RightWhale
Dyson spheres, for example, that would alter the spectrum as seen of their central star

I'll say!

Considering that a Dyson sphere ENCAPSULATES a star and planet(s) within, it would undoubtedly affect the radiation observed from "outside". In effect, the star would (from a distant observer's POV) "fade out" over several generations.

It would merely be a "mystery of the stars" for all observers, unless and until they/we can travel there and find out what's going on.

169 posted on 08/19/2005 12:51:10 AM PDT by Don W (The french were put on earth ONLY to give Germans an over-inflated sense of military prowess)
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