Re: [Fwd: Question to list]
Quinster7@aol.com
Fri, 21 May 1999 15:24:39 EDT
In a message dated 5/21/99 12:24:46 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
jstone@dialnet.net writes:
<< I have been running the seti@home screensaver for a couple of weeks and
last night it got a big peak (airplane or satellite???) at 23 hr 02 min
38 sec RA and 8 deg 50 min 24 sec RA, on Thurs. Jan 07, 1999, at
14:56:49 Zulu...
I don't have a sky chart to see where in the sky this was located ...
can anyone tell me a URL for a sky chart or tell me where this signal
originated?? >>
Using SkyAtlas 2000.0, I found this to be near the border between Pisces and
Pegasus, VERY close the galaxy NGC 7469 in Pegasus. Now, don't think this
neccesarily means there is an alien signal coming from that galaxy, but it is
interesting nonetheless. I am running this software as well (very
intriguing) - what power was the peak? - the highest I've gotten yet is
around 177, but I'm only on my 2nd data unit. To calculate if any satellites
were near that location at that time, one would also need to know the
longitude and latitude of Arecibo Radio Observatory, assuming that's where
the data was recorded, and historical satellite orbital elements close to the
date of recording. I'll leave this to someone else.... :)
Quinn McCleery
Raleigh, NC, USA