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Several SETI League members paid a visit to the Oak Ridge National Laboratory last month, where they got to see the world's first continuously operating fission reactor. The X-10 went critical on 4 November 1943, and was decommissioned exactly twenty years later. SETI League photo

27 December 2014

SETI League executive director emeritus Prof. H. Paul Shuch gave one of his popular 'Dr. SETI' lecture/concerts last month at Roane State College in Oak Ridge TN. N4HBO photo

20 December 2014

Near Oak Ridge, Tennessee, David Fields, N4HBO, operates this L-band radio observatory. He calls his antenna Moby Dish, so the control room (at left) is of course Piquad. SETI League photo

13 December 2014

At a family-run Italian restaurant just across the street from the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, two dozen SETI enthusiasts broke bread together at the annual no-host IAC SETI Dinner in October. Morris Jones photo

6 December 2014

At the Toronto International Astronautical Congress in September, SETI League regional coordinator Lori Walton departed on her first space mission. (Actually, she was just trying on a Russian space suit for size.) SETI League photo

29 November 2014

In Oak Ridge TN at the recent Tennessee Valley Interstellar Workshop, Robert Kennedy (left) presents SETI League executive director emeritus H. Paul Shuch with a copy of "Interstellar Migration and the Human Experience," while Communications session chair Sam Lightfoot looks on. Paul Gilster photo

22 November 2014

Last week, eighty space travel professionals and enthusiasts gathered in Oak Ridge TN for four days of study and collaboration at the third Tennessee Valley Interstellar Workshop. TVIW photo

15 November 2014

This group photo shows those SETI enthusiasts who attended the IAA Searching for Life Signatures symposium in Paris this past March. Stephane Dumas photo

8 November 2014

From the Gurudev Observatory, Vadodara India, our friend DD Purohit sends along this spectacular sunspot photo, taken on 22 October 2014 with a Sony Handycam. He writes, "AR12192 is the size of Jupiter & easily visible from the earth without a telescope, but care must be taken by using appropriate filter. It has an unstable beta-gamma-delta magnetic field. This biggest sunspot has unleashed seven M class & one X class solar flares." DD Purohit photo

1 November 2014

Five SETIzens gathered for brunch during the International Astronautical Congress three weeks ago in Toronto. Left to right: Stehane Dumas, Morris Jones, Lori Walton, H. Paul Shuch, and Denise Herzing. We're sorry you weren't able to join us! Morris Jones photo

25 October 2014

At the International Astronautical Congress two weeks ago in Toronto, H. Paul Shuch represented his co-author Jon Lomberg in presenting "SETI's New Horizons," the Billingham Cutting Edge Lecture on the New Horizons mission to Pluto, the Kuiper Belt, and beyond. Morris Jones photo

18 October 2014

At a ham radio luncheon last month James, WB2TGW, showed off his latest micro-controller project, which uses the Trinket board (priced around $7 US). This tiny computer, whose C programming environment and supporting software are open-source, is barely visible at the top of the proto-board. Its potential SETI applications include antenna control, A to D conversion, and digital signal processing. SETI League photo

11 October 2014

SETI League members Rich, K7SZ, and Paul, N6TX, complete a 2 meter SSB DX contact with their respective ICom IC-202 transceivers, at Grid Square FN11LH. (We only wish that extraterrestrial communications could be this easy.) SETI League photo

4 October 2014

Philip Morrison holding the plaque presented to him during IAU Symposium 112 (Boston, June 1984), commemorating the 25th anniversary of his landmark SETI paper. Standing by are IAU Commission 51 President Michael D. Papagiannis and Vice-President Frank Drake. IAU photo

27 September 2014

Just a week after WB2TGW showed our Executive Director Emeritus his Arduino microcontroller board (see last week's Featured Photo), ARRL has published a new book, "Arduino for Ham Radio," by KW5GP. ARRL image

20 September 2014

At a recent ham club luncheon James, WB2TGW, showed our Executive Director Emeritus an Arduino Micro processor board. Several amateur radio astronomers have been experimenting with using such micro-controllers as FFT engines, as well as in Software Defined Receivers. SETI League photo

13 September 2014

The SETI League congratulates Dr. Andrew Siemion (seen here speaking at the 2012 SETI conference in the Republic of San Marino) on his recent appointment as Secretary to the International Academy of Astronautics SETI Permanent Committee. SETI League photo

6 September 2014

The 2014 International Astronautical Congress (IAC) is coming up next month is Toronto, Canada. The IAC, attended annually by numerous SETI League members, is home to regular meetings of the International Academy of Astronautics (IAA) SETI Permanent Committee. IAC photo

30 August 2014

In this photo from November 1979, we see Jill Tarter (seated) in College Park MD, addressing Michael H. Hart (standing) at a conference titled "Where Are They? A Symposium on the Implications of Our Failure to Observe Extraterrestrials." Also present are Ben Zuckerman and Michael Pappagiannis. from Stephane Dumas archives

23 August 2014

Over 90 enthusiasts (including several SETI League members) gathered at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank, WV for this year's Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers conference. SARA photo

16 August 2014

In this historic photo from IAU Symposium 112, the Search for Extraterrestrial Life, held in Boston MA during June 1984, we see (left to right) SETI pioneers Edward M. Purcell (1912 - 1997), Nobel laureate and co-discoverer of the 21 cm Hydrogen line; Philip Morrison (1915 - 2005), co-author of the 1959 pioneering paper on SETI that ushered in the experimental era; Carl E. Sagan (1934 - 1996) , distinguish scientist and author; Michael D. Papagiannis (1932 - 1998), founder and first president of IAU Commission 51; and SETI living legend Frank D. Drake (1930 -). IAU photo

9 August 2014

Dick Goodman, WA3USG, and H. Paul Shuch, N6TX, seen together (right) at the 2014 Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers meeting, in Green Bank WV, and at the same venue (left) eighteen years earlier. (Paul, don't you think it's time to buy a new shirt?) WA3USG photos

2 August 2014

Last month's Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers meeting, held at NRAO Green Bank, WV. drew 94 attendees. This was the best turnout ever for our sister organization. Congratulations, SARA! SETI League photo

26 July 2014

During the recent Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers meeting held at NRAO Green Bank, Joe Taylor, K1JT, passed around his Nobel Prize medal for all to see! SETI League photo

19 July 2014

Executive Director Emeritus H Paul Shuch got together recently at NRAO Green Bank with astrophysicist Joe Taylor, K1JT. Joe, who shared a Nobel prize with his graduate student Russel Hulse for research at Arecibo involving binary pulsars, is best known to weak signal radio amateurs as the developer of the JT-65 digital signal processing protocol. SETI League photo

12 July 2014

SETI League executive director emeritus H Paul Shuch was joined last week at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory by astrophysicist and Nobel laureate Dr. John Mather, and his wife Jane. The 110 meter diameter Green Bank Telescope is visible in the distance behind them. SETI League photo

5 July 2014

This historic photo from September 1971 shows 41 of the 54 participants in the first international conference on CETI (Communication with Extraterrestrial Intelligence), held in Byurakan, Soviet Armenia. Phylis Morrison photo

28 June 2014

International Academy of Astronautics officials Madhavan Nair (president) and Jean-Michel Contant (secretary general) presided in Paris this past March at the IAA symposium on Searching for Life Signatures. Stephane Dumas photo

21 June 2014

Radio astronomer Mike Garrett, director of ASTRON in the Netherlands, was one of the speakers in Paris this past March at the International Academy of Astronautics symposium on Searching for Life Signatures. Stephane Dumas photo

14 June 2014

One of the science speakers at last month's Balticon science fiction convention was Dr. Nicole Gugliucci, former student of SETI League executive director emeritus H. Paul Shuch. The two last crossed paths six years ago at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank WV, where Nicole was doing her doctoral research. SETI League photo

7 June 2014

At last week's Balticon science fiction convention, Dr. Vinton Cerf speaks about the early days of the Internet. Vint is recognized as the father of ARPANET, from which the Internet was derived. As such, he could be considered the grandfather of the Internet. SETI League photo

31 May 2014

In Paris at the recent International Academy of Astronautics symposium on Searching for Life Signatures, attorney Adam Korbitz discusses some of the legal implications of extraterrestrial contact. Stephane Dumas photo

24 May 2014

Last month, space artist Jon Lomberg gave a presentation about the One Earth Message (formerly the New Horizons Message Initiative) at the New Horizons Science Team meeting hosted in Laurel, Maryland by the Applied Physics Lab, Johns Hopkins University. A number of SETI League members are involved in this project to design, uplink, and store a crowd-sourced message in the solid-state memory of NASA's New Horizons space probe now enroute to Pluto and beyond. One Earth photo

17 May 2014

The SETI League congratulates member Shin-Ya Narusawa (seen here with Claudio Maccone and H. Paul Shuch at the 2013 International Astronautical Congress in Beijing) on the recent completion of his Ph.D. in Astrophysics at Hiroshima University. Shin-Ya Narusawa photo

10 May 2014

In Paris at the recent International Academy of Astronautics symposium on Searching for Life Signatures, SETI League member Claudio Maccone chairs a technical session. Stephane Dumas photo

3 May 2014

More than two dozen SETI enthusiasts, including several of our members, gathered in Paris last month for the fifth Searching for Life Signatures symposium, sponsored by the International Academy of Astronautics. Stephane Dumas photo

26 April 2014

Following last week's Annual Membership Meeting, directors (left to right) Richard Factor, Heather Wood, and H. Paul Shuch were joined for lunch by Kenny Schaffer, N2KS. Kibo photo

19 April 2014

Several SETI League members were among the hundreds of academicians attending the January 2014 International Academy of Astronautics Summit in Washington DC. CL Maccone photo

12 April 2014

I'm deeply saddened to report that our friend and fellow SETI League member Tony Monteiro, AA2TX, passed away last week at the age of 55. Vice President of Engineering for our sister organization AMSAT, Tony was, among many other things, a gifted antenna designer who helped me to develop the SETI Horn of Plenty antenna a dozen years ago. Here you can read a remembrance from AMSAT president Barry Baines, WD4ASW. AMSAT photo

5 April 2014

In this archival photo by David Morrison, SETI pioneers Carl Sagan and Frank Drake are caught in conversation during a coffee break, at a 1994 Cornell University conference. David Morrison photo

29 March 2014

At the University of California, Berkeley, planet hunter Geoff Marcy is sifting through the Kepler space telescope data set, in search of evidence of such astroengineering projects as Dyson Spheres. UC Berkeley photo

22 March 2014

In this archival photo taken at Cornell University in 1974, we see Prof. Carl Sagan (in suit) with three of his graduate students - left to right: David Morrison, Joseph Veverka, and James Pollack. David Morrison photo

15 March 2014

At the January 2014 International Academy of Astronautics Summit in Washington DC, member Claudio Maccone presents his longstanding proposal for the FOCAL robotic space mission to exploit the Sun's gravitational focus. CL Maccone photo

8 March 2014

The SETI League is greatly saddened to report the passing last week of Tom Pierson, founder and CEO of our sister organization, the SETI Institute. Tom was a fervent supporter of SETI science, as well as an honored SETI League member. We extend our deepest sympathy to Tom's family and many friends, as well as to our colleagues at the SETI Institute. Tom's obituary appears here. SETI League photo

1 March 2014

At last month's International Academy of Astronautics Summit in Washington DC, IAA president Madhavan Nair (left) and IAA Secretary General Jean-Michel Contant (right) made a presentation to Roger Krone, President of Network and Space Systems for Boeing Defense, Space & Security at the Boeing Company. IAA photo

22 February 2014

SETI League member Claudio Maccone attended the International Academy of Astronautics 2014 Summit in Washington DC on 9 January. He witnessed this ceremonial gathering of the heads of all the world's space agencies. NASA administrator Gen. Charles Bolden, who Maccone met there for the first time, is in the front row, second from left. IAA photo

15 February 2014

Last week at the Gurudev Observatory in Vadodara, India, Divyadarshan D.Purohit photographed masive sunspot AR11967 with a Sony Handycam. He writes: "AR11967 is big enough to engulf many Earths at a time. It has a 'delta-class' magnetic field that harbors energy for strong eruptions. As it is an Earth facing spot, any changes in the spot will directly effect the Earth." DD Purohit photo

8 February 2014

SETI League member Shin-ya Narusawa has published "How to Find Aliens," a popular science book for adults, in Japanese. Our executive director emeritus reviews it here. Gentosha image

1 February 2014

The SETI League is proud to be a collaborator and co-investigator on the New Horizons Message Initiative, which involves developing a crowd-sourced message from Planet Earth, to be uploaded to the computer memory of the New Horizons spacecraft after its 2015 encounter with Pluto. NHMI image

25 January 2014

In this archival photo from October, 1989, we see Heather Wood (then an editor, and now SETI League secretary/treasurer) with noted science author Isaac Asimov, at the launch party for his science fiction novel Nemesis. This was one of Asimov's last literary works, as he passed away just three years later. Heather Wood photo

18 January 2014

SETI League members Stephane Dumas (left) and Claudio Maccone (right) visited the Sardinia Radio Telescope (SRT) on 17-20 November 2013. Here, they are seen with SRT staff members Nichi D'Amico and Marta Burgay. Stephane Dumas photo

11 January 2014

Last summer, numerous SETI League members attended the 2013 conference of our sister organization, the Society of Amateur Radio Astronomers, at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Green Bank WV. This year's SARA conference will be held from 29 June to 2 July, 2014, also at NRAO. SARA photo

4 January 2014

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