searching for life among the stars

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Searching for Life Searching for Life Among the StarsAmong the Stars

H. Paul Shuch, Ph.D.H. Paul Shuch, Ph.D.

Executive DirectorExecutive Director

The SETI League, Inc.The SETI League, Inc.

Are We Alone?Are We Alone?

Are Are TheyThey Alone? Alone?

Birth of Radio AstronomyBirth of Radio Astronomy

• Karl JanskyKarl Jansky

• Bell Labs, 1932Bell Labs, 1932

• Bruce Array Bruce Array

• Cosmic StaticCosmic Static

Amateur ScienceAmateur Science

• Grote Reber, W9GFZGrote Reber, W9GFZ• 10 meter dish, 193710 meter dish, 1937• first true radio telescopefirst true radio telescope• first Milky Way mapfirst Milky Way map

So What’s A SETI?So What’s A SETI?

Searching for Inter-Searching for Inter-Stellar CommunicationStellar Communication

Project OzmaProject Ozma

• Frank D. DrakeFrank D. Drake• Green Bank WV, 1960Green Bank WV, 1960• Two Sun-like StarsTwo Sun-like Stars• Order of the DolphinOrder of the Dolphin

The Drake EquationThe Drake Equation

Big EarBig Ear

Mom?Mom?

Wow!Wow!

Could It Be a Hoax?Could It Be a Hoax?

The Microwave WindowThe Microwave Window

Extra-Solar Planets? Extra-Solar Planets?

Habitable ZonesHabitable Zones

• Stable OrbitsStable Orbits• Rocky ShoresRocky Shores• Nitrogen SkiesNitrogen Skies• Liquid WaterLiquid Water

Life in the UniverseLife in the Universe

• Planets AbundantPlanets Abundant• Liquid WaterLiquid Water• Organic MoleculesOrganic Molecules• Microbial LifeMicrobial Life

Complex Life?Complex Life?

Intelligent Life?Intelligent Life?

What Does It Take?What Does It Take?

• Once, facilities only Once, facilities only governments could affordgovernments could afford

• In fact, the kinds In fact, the kinds not evennot even governments can affordgovernments can afford

• New paradigm: SETI with New paradigm: SETI with what what youyou can afford can afford

The SETI League, Inc.The SETI League, Inc.

•GlobalGlobal•Grass-rootsGrass-roots•NonprofitNonprofit

Do It Yourself SETIDo It Yourself SETI

Project ArgusProject ArgusLaunched 21 April 1996Launched 21 April 1996Initially, 5 radio telescopesInitially, 5 radio telescopes

Our Goals:Our Goals:• 5000 small dishes5000 small dishes• Coordinated via Coordinated via

the Internetthe Internet• All directions at onceAll directions at once

Going Going GlobalGlobal

Array2kArray2k

Heard So FarHeard So Far

GPS InterferenceGPS Interference

L2 L2 Too!Too!

ATC Radar InterferenceATC Radar Interference

MoonbounceMoonbounce

Iridium SatellitesIridium Satellites

SuperNova RemnantsSuperNova Remnants

Mars Global SurveyorMars Global Surveyor

SETI@homeSETI@home

‘‘Wigglers’Wigglers’

How To Join UsHow To Join Us

www.setileague.orgwww.setileague.orgjoin@setileague.orgjoin@setileague.org1 (800) TAU-SETI1 (800) TAU-SETI

There are so many There are so many

successful musicianssuccessful musicians

with no talent . . .with no talent . . .

Why can’t I be Why can’t I be

one of them?one of them?

searching for life among the stars

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