hi I’m Erin Ryder from chasing UFOs and I’m here at the world-famous Arecibo
I’m here at the world-famous Arecibo
I’m here at the world-famous Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico site of the
Observatory in Puerto Rico site of the
Observatory in Puerto Rico site of the largest single aperture telescope ever
largest single aperture telescope ever
largest single aperture telescope ever constructed now usually this thing is
constructed now usually this thing is
constructed now usually this thing is used for listening to the skies since
used for listening to the skies since
used for listening to the skies since 1999 the scientists here have been
1999 the scientists here have been
1999 the scientists here have been collecting data for the SETI program
collecting data for the SETI program
collecting data for the SETI program searching for signs of extraterrestrial
searching for signs of extraterrestrial
searching for signs of extraterrestrial intelligent life but today we’re gonna
intelligent life but today we’re gonna
intelligent life but today we’re gonna do a lot more than just listen as we
do a lot more than just listen as we
do a lot more than just listen as we transmit the collective global response
transmit the collective global response
transmit the collective global response to the WoW signal into outer space but
to the WoW signal into outer space but
to the WoW signal into outer space but first let’s take a look back to the
first let’s take a look back to the
first let’s take a look back to the beginning of June and the video we made
beginning of June and the video we made
beginning of June and the video we made to launch this project 35 years ago we
to launch this project 35 years ago we
to launch this project 35 years ago we received a signal from space it became
received a signal from space it became
received a signal from space it became known as the WoW signal many people
known as the WoW signal many people
known as the WoW signal many people believe the WoW signal is kinda like a
believe the WoW signal is kinda like a
believe the WoW signal is kinda like a tweet from outer space if it was a
tweet from outer space if it was a
tweet from outer space if it was a message isn’t it about time we sent a
message isn’t it about time we sent a
message isn’t it about time we sent a reply to coincide with the 35th
reply to coincide with the 35th
reply to coincide with the 35th anniversary of the WoW signal we are
anniversary of the WoW signal we are
anniversary of the WoW signal we are going to crowdsource a reply and send it
going to crowdsource a reply and send it
going to crowdsource a reply and send it back using the biggest radio telescope
back using the biggest radio telescope
back using the biggest radio telescope we can get our hands on
arthur c clarke famously said either we
arthur c clarke famously said either we are alone in the universe or we are not
are alone in the universe or we are not
are alone in the universe or we are not both are equally terrifying in that
both are equally terrifying in that
both are equally terrifying in that fascination with the concept of
fascination with the concept of
fascination with the concept of intelligent life out there what would
intelligent life out there what would
intelligent life out there what would happen if we somehow managed to make
happen if we somehow managed to make
happen if we somehow managed to make contact is at the heart of all of the
contact is at the heart of all of the
contact is at the heart of all of the cases we investigate on our show given
cases we investigate on our show given
cases we investigate on our show given the chance to send a one time message to
the chance to send a one time message to
the chance to send a one time message to an extraterrestrial civilization what
an extraterrestrial civilization what
an extraterrestrial civilization what exactly would we say that was a task we
exactly would we say that was a task we
exactly would we say that was a task we gave you an oboe did you rise to the
gave you an oboe did you rise to the
gave you an oboe did you rise to the challenge you sent greetings hey space
challenge you sent greetings hey space
challenge you sent greetings hey space aliens hello my name is Robert
aliens hello my name is Robert
aliens hello my name is Robert Schwartzman hello
Schwartzman hello
Schwartzman hello beings of another world you said
beings of another world you said
beings of another world you said welcomes visit some time if you’d like
welcomes visit some time if you’d like
welcomes visit some time if you’d like God you sent warnings enough with the
God you sent warnings enough with the
God you sent warnings enough with the probes if after Armageddon those cheeky
probes if after Armageddon those cheeky
probes if after Armageddon those cheeky aliens trying parking our resident
aliens trying parking our resident
aliens trying parking our resident parking Bates you sent everything from
parking Bates you sent everything from
parking Bates you sent everything from the silly come and party here with us to
the silly come and party here with us to
the silly come and party here with us to the serious the human condition is
the serious the human condition is
the serious the human condition is defined by the fact that we are mortal
defined by the fact that we are mortal
defined by the fact that we are mortal and we lost from the inspirational we
and we lost from the inspirational we
and we lost from the inspirational we trust that we will have much good the
trust that we will have much good the
trust that we will have much good the profane goodness to share everything
profane goodness to share everything
profane goodness to share everything from science fiction message goes out to
from science fiction message goes out to
from science fiction message goes out to overs piloting UFOs to hard science this
overs piloting UFOs to hard science this
overs piloting UFOs to hard science this can be called active SETI or you shared
can be called active SETI or you shared
can be called active SETI or you shared everything from music to sport if we
everything from music to sport if we
everything from music to sport if we could explain baseball to you in 20
could explain baseball to you in 20
could explain baseball to you in 20 seconds uh then we would be geniuses to
seconds uh then we would be geniuses to
seconds uh then we would be geniuses to food we are not delicious thousands of
food we are not delicious thousands of
food we are not delicious thousands of messages from different cultures in
messages from different cultures in
messages from different cultures in different languages from all over the
different languages from all over the
different languages from all over the planet
planet
planet but all of them say we are healing we
but all of them say we are healing we
but all of them say we are healing we are here thanks so tell me a little bit
are here thanks so tell me a little bit
are here thanks so tell me a little bit about the telescope that were working
about the telescope that were working
about the telescope that were working with
with
with it’s a remarkable engineering
it’s a remarkable engineering
it’s a remarkable engineering accomplishment and yet it’s it’s also
accomplishment and yet it’s it’s also
accomplishment and yet it’s it’s also very simply constructed it is the
very simply constructed it is the
very simply constructed it is the biggest single dish telescope in the
biggest single dish telescope in the
biggest single dish telescope in the world is 305 metres across that it was
world is 305 metres across that it was
world is 305 metres across that it was conceived by a graduate student in the
conceived by a graduate student in the
conceived by a graduate student in the late 50s bill Gordon is his name it was
late 50s bill Gordon is his name it was
late 50s bill Gordon is his name it was built in a about a two-and-a-half to
built in a about a two-and-a-half to
built in a about a two-and-a-half to three year span from 1960 to 1963 and it
three year span from 1960 to 1963 and it
three year span from 1960 to 1963 and it was originally planned to have a
was originally planned to have a
was originally planned to have a lifetime of 10 to 15 years and we’re
lifetime of 10 to 15 years and we’re
lifetime of 10 to 15 years and we’re here 50 years later and it’s still on
here 50 years later and it’s still on
here 50 years later and it’s still on the forefront of science
the forefront of science
the forefront of science I mean we’re underneath the dish right
I mean we’re underneath the dish right
I mean we’re underneath the dish right now and this is spectacular because I
now and this is spectacular because I
now and this is spectacular because I think from the top you might not know
think from the top you might not know
think from the top you might not know that this is actually mesh we’re
that this is actually mesh we’re
that this is actually mesh we’re underneath that’s right
underneath that’s right
underneath that’s right and then what what is this we’re looking
and then what what is this we’re looking
and then what what is this we’re looking at above us right here that is the reg
at above us right here that is the reg
at above us right here that is the reg Orion dome some people call it a golf
Orion dome some people call it a golf
Orion dome some people call it a golf ball that dome as a secondary and
ball that dome as a secondary and
ball that dome as a secondary and tertiary reflector in it that actually
tertiary reflector in it that actually
tertiary reflector in it that actually takes that energy and focus it to a
takes that energy and focus it to a
takes that energy and focus it to a point so now all we have to do is put in
point so now all we have to do is put in
point so now all we have to do is put in a rotary floor with different receivers
a rotary floor with different receivers
a rotary floor with different receivers to rotate into place to do the different
to rotate into place to do the different
to rotate into place to do the different frequencies well let’s talk a little bit
frequencies well let’s talk a little bit
frequencies well let’s talk a little bit about our particular mission here so
about our particular mission here so
about our particular mission here so we’ve actually brought you over 20,000
we’ve actually brought you over 20,000
we’ve actually brought you over 20,000 tweets
tweets
tweets how exactly will we be transmitting
how exactly will we be transmitting
how exactly will we be transmitting these messages into space it’s not so
these messages into space it’s not so
these messages into space it’s not so much the sheer numbers of them but how
much the sheer numbers of them but how
much the sheer numbers of them but how do you do it and how do you make a
do you do it and how do you make a
do you do it and how do you make a serious effort to send those out rather
serious effort to send those out rather
serious effort to send those out rather than just turning on a radio and saying
than just turning on a radio and saying
than just turning on a radio and saying you transmitted them I mean we’ve
you transmitted them I mean we’ve
you transmitted them I mean we’ve actually coated up these messages with a
actually coated up these messages with a
actually coated up these messages with a header so every tweet has a header on it
header so every tweet has a header on it
header so every tweet has a header on it that we believe based on the repetition
that we believe based on the repetition
that we believe based on the repetition of those codes before every message
of those codes before every message
of those codes before every message would be hard to distinguish as anything
would be hard to distinguish as anything
would be hard to distinguish as anything but an ordered intelligent source all
but an ordered intelligent source all
but an ordered intelligent source all right so where exactly are we sending
right so where exactly are we sending
right so where exactly are we sending these messages we picked out three stars
these messages we picked out three stars
these messages we picked out three stars that are in our beam that actually pass
that are in our beam that actually pass
that are in our beam that actually pass over the telescope on August 15th and
over the telescope on August 15th and
over the telescope on August 15th and they’re three solar like stars
they’re three solar like stars
they’re three solar like stars so there’s similar math similar color
so there’s similar math similar color
so there’s similar math similar color similar size to our Sun one of them is
similar size to our Sun one of them is
similar size to our Sun one of them is known to have a planetary system the
known to have a planetary system the
known to have a planetary system the others might and we will send our
others might and we will send our
others might and we will send our transmissions to those three stars now
transmissions to those three stars now
transmissions to those three stars now obviously we’ve had a lot of fun with
obviously we’ve had a lot of fun with
obviously we’ve had a lot of fun with this project it’s not exactly hard
this project it’s not exactly hard
this project it’s not exactly hard science but what do you guys think about
science but what do you guys think about
science but what do you guys think about the project well I’m you know a big part
the project well I’m you know a big part
the project well I’m you know a big part of our mission here is education and
of our mission here is education and
of our mission here is education and outreach and the sociological aspects of
outreach and the sociological aspects of
outreach and the sociological aspects of this are fascinating I mean if you read
this are fascinating I mean if you read
this are fascinating I mean if you read through the tweets and
through the tweets and
through the tweets and get some feeling of what people where
get some feeling of what people where
get some feeling of what people where they think they are in the universe and
they think they are in the universe and
they think they are in the universe and what they want to say to people out
what they want to say to people out
what they want to say to people out there that in and of itself is
there that in and of itself is
there that in and of itself is fascinating and if we’re able to reach a
fascinating and if we’re able to reach a
fascinating and if we’re able to reach a population of younger people in
population of younger people in
population of younger people in particular who contemplate the distances
particular who contemplate the distances
particular who contemplate the distances to the nearest stars that the sheer size
to the nearest stars that the sheer size
to the nearest stars that the sheer size of the universe we will have
of the universe we will have
of the universe we will have accomplished a lot and we’re really
accomplished a lot and we’re really
accomplished a lot and we’re really happy to be part of it this is the
happy to be part of it this is the
happy to be part of it this is the control room here at the Arecibo
control room here at the Arecibo
control room here at the Arecibo Observatory where we will send all your
Observatory where we will send all your
Observatory where we will send all your messages up into the skies but before we
messages up into the skies but before we
messages up into the skies but before we do I’d like to thank everyone who
do I’d like to thank everyone who
do I’d like to thank everyone who participated in this project dr. Bob
participated in this project dr. Bob
participated in this project dr. Bob Kerr the team here at Arecibo and of
Kerr the team here at Arecibo and of
Kerr the team here at Arecibo and of course to you at home and so if
course to you at home and so if
course to you at home and so if everyone’s ready Nathan you’re ready
everyone’s ready Nathan you’re ready
everyone’s ready Nathan you’re ready we’re ready all right let’s do this
and just like that they’re on their way
and just like that they’re on their way Godspeed little tweets thank you for
Godspeed little tweets thank you for
Godspeed little tweets thank you for joining us here at the arecibo
joining us here at the arecibo
joining us here at the arecibo observatory we’ve had so much fun until
observatory we’ve had so much fun until
observatory we’ve had so much fun until next time I’m Erin Ryder from chasing
next time I’m Erin Ryder from chasing
next time I’m Erin Ryder from chasing UFOs saying keep watching and listening
UFOs saying keep watching and listening
UFOs saying keep watching and listening to the skies
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