WOW Signal

The Wow! signal was a strong, narrowband radio signal detected by Dr. Jerry R. Ehman on August 15, 1977 while working on a SETI project at the Big Ear radio telescope of Ohio State University. The signal bore expected hallmarks of potential non-terrestrial and non-solar system origin. It lasted for 72 seconds, the full duration Big Ear observed it, but has not been detected again. It has been the focus of attention in the mainstream media when talking about SETI results.

Amazed at how closely the signal matched the expected signature of an interstellar signal in the antenna used, Ehman circled the signal on the computer printout and wrote the comment "Wow!" on its side. This comment became the name of the signal.

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[AtomicWrangler86]

If you decode the signal. You can clearly understand that it's a message from Darth Vader to the Emperor about a surprise birthday party for Carl down in the sector 6 of the Death Star. The star wars galaxy lies beyond the Sagittarius constellation. So its not even from the milky way. The signal has been traveling for a long time from a galaxy far far away.

[MCPOCHRIS021]

How can this be the Wow! signal? The radiotelescope that picked it up had no audio receiving equipment!!! FFS stop posting shit on Youtube!

[theDUDE27x]

@AtomicWrangler86 are you serious? Where did you find all of that out?

[zeldaultimateplayer]

@r3dsan Seriously, don't make fun of people who believe in god. Affirming that god does not exist is being a retard because there is no evidence that there is, nor evidence that there isn't, so we just have to keep wondering about it until we find the answer, which is NEVER. Of course stories about God like Adam and Eve were proved wrong by science, so until such time when science presents proof that god doesn't exist, which it hasn't done so far, we can't be sure

[zeldaultimateplayer]

@AtomicWrangler86 Well yes I know but it seems highly unlikely that this printout would give an actual audio representation of the signal. First, as I understand it, the printout only shows the intensity of the signal, which tells us NOTHING about the actual signal. I don't think that the printout gives any information on modulation. And also, the printout has far too little data to give 1:15 minutes of audio.

[r3dsan]

@AtomicWrangler86: haha, do you believe in god? :D are you a child? and let me guess, you believe in santa claus too :D:D haha retard

[cazzogiapponese]

nice environmental music

[AtomicWrangler86]

@TrueScot100 How does it disprove God? With your logic every time your phone gets a text message it proves their is no God. Why not have the fact I take a crap every morning at 8 am as proof God doesn't exist. Walmart is selling skateboards, it proves there is no God. There is no connection. What are you like 9 years old?

[AtomicWrangler86]

@zeldaultimateplayer You do realize that they can convert the signal to audio right? This audio is from the actual printout.

[Shyguy306]

I believe its a message for help from an alien civilization and it has not been heard again because they destroyed themselves!