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Re: Return to No Stealth in Space

by Tim Little <tim@[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Mar 20, 2008 at 01:07 AM

On 2008-03-18, James Nicoll <jdnicoll@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> might have a peak power output of 5^16 Watts (plus whatever 
> for ineffeciencies).
>
> Could we spot this at 4.3 LY? Would we recognize it for what it was?

As it stands now, I'm pretty sure we couldn't.  I could be wrong
though, since such an exhaust may well contain fairly sharp emission
peaks at wavelengths where the star might not drown it out.

In the future, almost certainly yes.


- Tim




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 jdnicoll@[EMAIL PROTECTED  2008-03-18 15:01:51 
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 Ben Crowell <crowell07  2008-03-18 09:26:54 
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 jdnicoll@[EMAIL PROTECTED  2008-03-18 17:21:46 
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 Tim Little <tim@[EMAIL  2008-03-20 01:15:20 
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 John Schilling <schill  2008-03-20 18:56:21 
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 Wim Lewis <wiml@[EMAIL  2008-04-17 10:57:26 
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 sigidunum@[EMAIL PROTECTE  2008-03-18 11:06:28 
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 jdnicoll@[EMAIL PROTECTED  2008-03-18 18:58:45 
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 Luke Campbell <lwcamp@  2008-03-18 15:09:54 
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 Crown-Horned Snorkack <  2008-03-19 03:10:08 
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 Luke Campbell <lwcamp@  2008-03-22 18:18:54 
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 Crown-Horned Snorkack <  2008-03-24 11:48:10 
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 Mike Williams <nospam@  2008-03-18 20:18:31 
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 Simon Morden <simon.mo  2008-03-18 20:44:14 
Re: Return to No Stealth in Space
 Bryan Derksen <bryan.d  2008-04-03 16:35:38 
Re: Return to No Stealth in Space
 John Schilling <schill  2008-03-18 16:03:23 
Re: Return to No Stealth in Space
 Tim Little <tim@[EMAIL  2008-03-20 01:07:14 
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 sigidunum@[EMAIL PROTECTE  2008-03-20 14:26:15 
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 jdnicoll@[EMAIL PROTECTED  2008-03-21 03:56:22 
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 phoenix@[EMAIL PROTECTED]  2008-03-22 19:49:25 
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 sigidunum@[EMAIL PROTECTE  2008-03-21 01:31:06 
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 jdnicoll@[EMAIL PROTECTED  2008-03-23 15:37:55 
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 cgoodin@[EMAIL PROTECTED]  2008-04-02 20:35:53 
Re: Return to No Stealth in Space
 Eivind Kjorstad <eivin  2008-04-03 08:41:42 
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 Bryan Derksen <bryan.d  2008-04-03 16:44:39 
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 Crown-Horned Snorkack <  2008-04-04 09:50:48 
Re: Return to No Stealth in Space
 Eivind Kjorstad <eivin  2008-04-07 09:22:43 
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 "Autymn D. C."   2008-04-06 08:51:39 
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 Crown-Horned Snorkack <  2008-04-07 09:53:39 
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 throopw@[EMAIL PROTECTED]  2008-03-21 04:29:16 
Re: Return to No Stealth in Space
 Nyrath the nearly wise &l  2008-03-23 08:14:04 

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