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From: eugene@ames.UUCP (Eugene Miya)
Newsgroups: net.astro
Subject: Re: StarDate: March 7 Project Sentinel's Anniversary
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Date: Thu, 14-Mar-85 11:42:08 EST
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> > Astronomers are listening with radio telescopes for signs of
> > extraterrestrial civilizations.
> > So far we've heard nothing from another civilization.  If there are
> > other advanced lifeforms -- then perhaps we haven't tuned in at the
> > right time on the right channel in the right direction in space --
> > yet.
> 	Perhaps the more advanced civilizations use PSI (ESP) for
> communication, rather than electromagnetic radiation.  Why would they
> use a frequency of Hydrogen when there's so much background noise in
> the universe at those frequencies?  Oh, I get it, they're probably
> modulating the radiation from one of their stars?
> -- 
> {ucbvax,decvax,ihnp4}!sun!sunny (Ms. Sunny Kirsten)

this looks interesting.

does psi/esp have some property which allows it to work beyond relativistic
effects? :-)

the quantity of time astronomers get to listen is painfully small.  the
dishes in use are partitioned just like telescopes between researchers.
the bigger the dish, the greater demand [except for relatively fixed systems].
the problem is compounded because the same dishes are used to communications
with deep space probes.  the key is to use the existing time more efficiently
to justify greater amounts of time.  it is too bad more time cannot be
alloted to this activity.

--eugene miya
  NASA Ames Research Center
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