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Sites under review for telescope that could detect alien TV
World Science ^
| July 10, 2006
Posted on 08/14/2006 2:08:23 PM PDT by Sopater
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posted on
08/14/2006 2:08:26 PM PDT
by
Sopater
To: Sopater
What about alien signals like those originating in the Middle East?
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posted on
08/14/2006 2:10:07 PM PDT
by
cosine
To: Sopater
"Sites under review for telescope that could detect alien TV"
I wonder if the aliens have anything worth watching...
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posted on
08/14/2006 2:11:01 PM PDT
by
linear
(Zealotry paints in black and white; evil sees only gray.)
To: Sopater
" Does this mean Alf reruns?"
Doogle
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posted on
08/14/2006 2:12:28 PM PDT
by
Doogle
(USAF...8th TFW...Ubon Thailand...408thMMS..."69"...Night Line Delivery...AMMO!!)
To: linear
I wonder if the aliens have anything worth watching...
We'd better hope so, because we ain't got nothin' here worth watching...
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posted on
08/14/2006 2:12:41 PM PDT
by
JamesP81
("Never let your schooling interfere with your education" --Mark Twain)
To: Sopater
LOL!
I don't care what they do as long as my tax dollars aren't funding this insanity.
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posted on
08/14/2006 2:12:49 PM PDT
by
nmh
(Intelligent people recognize Intelligent Design (God) .)
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To: linear
More importantly why are we wasting our research money on this and not spending it on something worthwhile like expanding beyond our little blue marble.
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posted on
08/14/2006 2:14:32 PM PDT
by
AntiKev
(Keppler makes the world go 'round.)
To: linear
Well, if we're getting their signals, they are getting our signals. They'll probably come and destroy us once they start getting Three's Company.
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posted on
08/14/2006 2:14:42 PM PDT
by
dirtboy
(This tagline has been photoshopped)
To: AntiKev
The headline is misleading (as usual). The article points out that this is but one of numerous potential uses.
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posted on
08/14/2006 2:16:05 PM PDT
by
linear
(Zealotry paints in black and white; evil sees only gray.)
To: dirtboy
Can you hear me now? Good! Can you hear me now?
To: linear
Didn't seem misleading for the first half of the article. I know that they want the reception power for something else, but human exploration is worth more. IMHO
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posted on
08/14/2006 2:20:16 PM PDT
by
AntiKev
(Keppler makes the world go 'round.)
To: Sopater; RadioAstronomer
Anyone ping Radio Astronomer? This seems a natural for him.
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posted on
08/14/2006 2:22:05 PM PDT
by
No Truce With Kings
(The opinions expressed are mine! Mine! MINE! All Mine!)
To: Sopater
This is good - now instead of watching Honeymooners episodes for the 58th time, we can see the alien version...maybe there, Kralph Ramden actually strikes it rich and lets his best buddy, Ned Orton, run the operation from the sewer while Kralph sits on a beach getting high while sucking Coke bubbles down via his tentacles.
To: linear
I wonder if the aliens have anything worth watching...
I've been dying to find out who won Arrakis Idol.
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posted on
08/14/2006 2:24:14 PM PDT
by
Thrusher
("...there is no peace without victory.")
To: Sopater
Many years ago, I sent a question to the "questions" address at SETI. "How far away would we be able to detect a radio transmission from an alien planet with our existing technology?"
Their response was that some of the TV stations we have on Earth would be detectible from about 10 light years away with our then existing equipment, provided that the transmission was aimed at the listening planet (an usually, Earth-based transmitters are not).
That's not very far away. I'm guessing that amounts to about a dozen stars (correct me if I'm wrong someone). Of course, I guess this telescope would be more sensitive.
To: Brilliant
Aliens all use cable TV anyway.
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To: Sopater
The alien TV signals would possibly be only pay per view. Descrambling the signal could cause an invasion.
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posted on
08/14/2006 2:28:22 PM PDT
by
Hillarys Gate Cult
(The man who said "there's no such thing as a stupid question" has never talked to Helen Thomas.)
To: KevinDavis
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posted on
08/14/2006 2:30:25 PM PDT
by
raygun
(Whenever I see U.N. blue helmets I feel like laughing and puking at the same time.)
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