OTD Precede – Nov 16: Arecibo Observatory Broadcasts Interstellar Message

.On Nov 16, 1974, humans sent their very first notification to the celebrities in an attempt to contact space beings. They did this utilizing what was at that point the most extensive radio telescope around the world, positioned at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico. A group of experts led through Frank Drake as well as Carl Sagan sent their message to the M13 star cluster.

The information was actually written in binary code and contained details about individual DNA. It additionally included amounts of an individual, the solar system and the Arecibo telescope. The concept was that if any kind of invaders were to obtain the signal as well as determine just how to translate it, they would certainly recognize where it came from.

Considering that M13 is actually 25,000 light-years away, it will certainly take 25,000 years for any M13 invaders to hear our information– if they are even out there certainly. The Arecibo notification is actually just one of a number of messages meant for space beings. We have also included notifications on several space capsule, like Leader and Voyager.