Someone else out there has discovered fire

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mip — 7/3/2009 11:03:53 PM (archived)

Forest fires are visible from orbit. What do they burn? Vegetation! We just need a scope with kilometer-resolution at interstellar distances. With it we could see rivers, fires (as proof of flora & fauna), and maybe the heat & light of large population centers.

http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/312498main_ausfire_20090209_photolike.jpg

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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
        
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