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Antenna (click to enter SETI Net)

 

Click to see the current Sky Map

 

A low light level view of the antenna.  The camera is looking east.                                         2

 

The blue band is the milky way.  The horseshoe shape is the available search area limited by antenna movement.

The '+' is the star location being searched. The 'O' is the antenna position.  The size of the circle is the beam width.  When the '+' and 'O' overlap the antenna is locked and tracking  

Operating Status (click to enter SETI Net)

 

 Click to see the current Spectrum Analyzer

 

The vertical scale is amplitude in mVolts audio.  The horizontal scale is frequency.  The 'hump' shape is due to the non-linearity of the DRM audio system used. 

A peak 20% higher than its 10 neighbors will trigger the alarm and start recording.