Kimberly (29
March 2012)
"To: Alan T re: 1977 -
(something to add)"
Hi Alan T:
On the night of
March 20, the TV was on, but I wasn't really watching
it. I was getting ready for bed (putting the dogs out,
one last time, fixing coffee maker, etc. I was about
to turn the TV off, but I heard something about a signal
from outer space. I was curious, so I hit the record
button on the DVR first. Then last night I was up late
and was looking through my recordings and I decided to watch
this program.
The name of the
program is "Through the Wormhole with Morgan Freeman" and
the name of the episode is "Are We Alone". This
program was first aired on 7-14-2010. I didn't watch
the whole program, but I did watch it through the part that
caught my attention in the first place where they were
talking about SETI and the signal from outer space.
The SETI
Institute has had satellites pointed into areas of space
looking for signs of extraterrestrial life for about 50
years. In
1977, SETI, picked up a signal, coming from the
constellation Sagittarius. The duration of the
signal was 72 seconds. That was the length of time the
satellite was pointed in that direction. They said
that it's the only signal they've ever picked up.
That signal was
discovered on August 15, 1977. That is 1st day of Elul
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Considering
that the signal was discovered on the 1st of Elul and what
the month of Elul represents and also, considering that it
came from the constellation Sagittarius and what that
represents, I think that signal could have some real
significance.
Below are some
articles about the month of Elul. It is a month for
preparing for judgement. It is also a month for
harvest and romance.
There are 15
chapters on this website about the month of Elul, but I just
listed these 3 links. You can link to the others from the 1st link
I listed.
http://www.ou.org/chagim/elul/default.htm
http://www.ou.org/chagim/elul/rchelul.htm
http://www.ou.org/chagim/elul/introelul.htm
The holiday of
Tu B Av which falls in the month of Elul.
http://www.hebrew4christians.com/Holidays/Summer_Holidays/Tu_B_Av/tu_b_av.html
More on
Elul. Elul originated from the Akkadian word meaning
"Harvest"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elul
The
OSU SETI program gained fame on August 15, 1977
when Jerry Ehman, a project volunteer, witnessed a
startlingly strong signal received by the telescope.
Below is a link
to the 4th chapter of E.W. Bullinger's book "The Witness of
the Stars". This chapter tells the meaning of the sign
of Sagittarius.
http://philologos.org/__eb-tws/chap14.htm
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I thought you
might find this tidbit on 1977 interesting and maybe the
info. on the month of Elul and Sagittarius will be helpful. It's a lot to read,
but it's worth the time.
Kimberly