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Arecibo 1420 MHz drift scans, February–May 2020

RecordingarXiv-nonexclusiveObserved February–May 2020
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Drift scans of the hydrogen line made with the 305-metre telescope months before its collapse, in which the Arecibo Wow! team found weaker narrowband emission from cold hydrogen clouds resembling the Wow! signal. The raw scans are not public.

Méndez, Ortiz Ceballos and Zuluaga, 2020. arXiv-nonexclusive

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DocumentMéndez, Ortiz Ceballos and Zuluaga · arxiv.org · 2024-08 · arXiv-nonexclusivePrimary source: Arecibo Wow! I: An Astrophysical Explanation for the Wow! Signal2 steps from the original

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Santo DomingoSaint John'sSan JuanSantiagoHigueyBarahonaBonao1Arecibo Observatory200 kmBasseterreSantiagoHigueyBarahona1200 km
Arecibo Observatory, Puerto Rico · Radio telescope (305 m dish collapsed 2020)

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Arecibo 1420 MHz drift scans, February–May 2020 [Artifact ART0CXZ52T8551D]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0CXZ52T8551D
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