First Exoplanets

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First Exoplanets

James Brown — 5/9/2008 3:48:29 PM (archived)

I keep hearing that but I was at a SETI conference in 1987 and I watched three or four astronomers (all American) describe the finding of the first Exoplanets. Sagan, Drake and all my heroes were there as well. The used something called 'Speckle Interferometery'.

I even have the video.

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Intelligence very rare in the Universe? - SpaceExpert - 5/6/2008 6:49:43 AM
- Don't rely on the habitable zone as a sample (n/t) - E.P. - 5/14/2008 10:54:35 PM
- Ain't that common down here, either. (n/t) - Ba-dump bump - 5/6/2008 5:30:48 PM
- re: Intelligence very rare in the Universe? - Grok - 5/6/2008 1:54:56 PM
- re: Intelligence very rare in the Universe? - ER - 5/6/2008 1:31:57 PM
  - Ever see the film Idiocracy? - Socrates II - 5/6/2008 3:19:14 PM
    - Why is SETI so American these days? - Socrates II - 5/8/2008 8:03:59 PM
      - Action, an American cultural value - phil - 5/8/2008 11:59:40 PM
        
        re: Action, an American cultural value - pwokenyaw - 5/9/2008 2:23:17 PM
        
        Or the American cultural value may be... - alcaray - 5/9/2008 1:38:28 AM
        
        re: Action, an American cultural value - phil - 5/9/2008 12:00:44 AM
        
        First Exoplanets - James Brown - 5/9/2008 3:48:29 PM
        
        re: First Exoplanets - Socrates II - 5/9/2008 6:18:40 PM
        
        I did go back to the Video - James Brown - 5/10/2008 12:07:20 AM
        
        re: First Exoplanets - James Brown - 5/9/2008 6:56:11 PM
        
        Depends which exoplanets you are talking about - Socrates II - 5/9/2008 12:56:46 PM
        
        True, but... - TB - 5/9/2008 1:37:06 AM
        
        Vatican astronomer/priest says it's okay to "believe" in aliens - Socrates II - 5/14/2008 4:13:53 PM

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