Allen Telescope Array In Action

Posted by Zonk on Friday October 7, 2005 @06:45PM from the anybody-out-there dept.

DIY News writes "36 of an eventual herd of 350 dishes are now operational in a remote area 250 miles northeast of San Francisco. These antennas, 20 feet in diameter and the height of a football goal post, are the first installment of the Allen Telescope Array, and they are ideal for short SETI projects while the array is being built." From the articel: "The young ATA's first foray into SETI will be known by the straightforward (if not overly galvanic) name of Inner Galactic Plane Survey. The word 'survey' may surprise many who are familiar with this telescope's design. After all, it's being finely tuned to speedily examine large numbers of star systems in a so-called "targeted search". The completed array will be exceptionally nimble at such individual scrutiny, and will leave previous targeted searches in the data dust."

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first post by Silentsoundguy32 · 2005-10-07 18:47 · Score: -1, Offtopic

first post! yes i am dumb
Beo by Tablizer · 2005-10-07 18:48 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Image a ......... ah fuck!

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Re:Damn it by Anonymous Coward · 2005-10-08 02:18 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Reminds me of the Cow and Chicken episode where they find a "Space Allen".
Re:Damn it by kallewoof · 2005-10-08 02:34 · Score: 0, Offtopic

I read that too. :/