re: IMHO, the only reasonable chance that SETI has is with visible light, not radio waves.

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Robert Clark — 7/4/2009 11:57:50 AM (archived)

One disadvantage of optical SETI:

Optical SETI.
Hunting for Flashes from Extraterrestrial Intelligence.
"However, unlike its radio counterpart, optical SETI requires that any extraterrestrial civilization be deliberately signaling in the direction of our solar system."
http://www.seti.org/Page.aspx?pid=330

Bob Clark

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The Future of SETI - Socrates II - 7/1/2009 2:10:01 PM
- IMHO, the only reasonable chance that SETI has is with visible light, not radio waves. - David F Mayer - 7/1/2009 10:00:37 PM
  - re: IMHO, the only reasonable chance that SETI has is with visible light, not radio waves. - Robert Clark - 7/4/2009 11:57:50 AM
    - The signal to noise ratio is such that nobody on a nearby stellar system - David F Mayer - 7/5/2009 3:13:52 AM
    - Radio SETI needs to be directed to work best, too - Socrates II - 7/4/2009 3:02:09 PM
  - What we need is a planet imager, either IR or visible wavelengths - mip - 7/1/2009 11:03:43 PM
    - And do not assume all ETI come from or live on planets - Socrates II - 7/2/2009 1:40:26 PM
      - Someone else out there has discovered fire - mip - 7/3/2009 11:03:53 PM
        
        Fermi astrosat finds 16 new pulsars by their gamma rays alone - Socrates II - 7/6/2009 6:40:43 AM
        
        Cosmic Call 1999 - Socrates II - 7/12/2009 3:04:34 PM

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