hxtr Posted October 21, 2015 Member ID: 220 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 147 Topic Count: 595 Topics Per Day: 0.11 Content Count: 16950 Content Per Day: 3.16 Reputation: 13538 Achievement Points: 129713 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 120 Joined: 09/04/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 26, 2023 Birthday: 04/05/1970 Device: Windows Share Posted October 21, 2015 Does this mean the Dallas Cowboys will have even more competition. I bet their football (not the real football) will kick Dallas's ass. I sure hope they don't have a Jerry Jones. Leadfinger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadfinger Posted October 21, 2015 Member ID: 4888 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 56 Topic Count: 69 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2020 Content Per Day: 0.49 Reputation: 3795 Achievement Points: 26312 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 01/12/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 29, 2023 Birthday: 08/29/1962 Device: Windows Share Posted October 21, 2015 Yep, hope they got enough information from that dimming event to plot possible courses for the "objects". Gas giants give off a thermal signature, along with radio emission, although that can be faint in the lower bandwiths. If you could estimate speed & course, you could plot an intercept with a variety of tools, might even predict another dimming event as they pass another star system. They? As in a life form? Keeping am open mind is what makes things that seem impossible .. possible. Because we are looking back 1400 LY's a lot has happened since then so just where are they now? hxtr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
TheLastColdBeer Posted October 21, 2015 Member ID: 489 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 51 Topic Count: 548 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 4673 Content Per Day: 0.87 Reputation: 5862 Achievement Points: 41100 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 14 Joined: 09/22/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 3 hours ago Birthday: 01/09/1963 Device: Kindle Fire Author Share Posted October 21, 2015 @@Leadfinger lol, no Lead, the "they" I'm talking about are the folks at the observatory, or space center taking in the data. What you're looking for isn't a needle in a haystack. More like a needle moving across Australia. However, if you spotted something worth seeing, and can guesstimate a course, you could track a future intersection and be waiting with instruments ready. Lot easier doing that than just randomly scanning the heavens. Extra bonus if the objects you're looking for give off radio signatures or have a temperature variance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
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