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Difference between revisions of "Prophecy At 1420 MHz"
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* '''1420 MHz''' (21 cm) is the '''hydrogen line''' — the emission frequency of neutral atomic hydrogen, and the most-listened-on frequency in the history of SETI. It is widely known as the '''"waterhole"''' frequency; in popular SETI writing it has sometimes been called "the voice of God" — the signal any intelligence in the galaxy would be expected to recognise. | * '''1420 MHz''' (21 cm) is the '''hydrogen line''' — the emission frequency of neutral atomic hydrogen, and the most-listened-on frequency in the history of SETI. It is widely known as the '''"waterhole"''' frequency; in popular SETI writing it has sometimes been called "the voice of God" — the signal any intelligence in the galaxy would be expected to recognise. | ||
| + | * Expanding on the above, the famous [[wikipedia:Wow! signal|Wow! signal]] - an unexplained radio signal detected in 1977 that is hypothesized to have an extraterrestrial origin - had a frequency of ~1420.455 MHz. | ||
* Pairing "'''prophecy'''" with the hydrogen line reads the cosmos as a source of religious revelation: a transmission from elsewhere, listened to with the ear of a prophet rather than an engineer. Continues the band's long interest in number stations, shortwave, and hidden messages (see "[[Gyroscope]]"). | * Pairing "'''prophecy'''" with the hydrogen line reads the cosmos as a source of religious revelation: a transmission from elsewhere, listened to with the ear of a prophet rather than an engineer. Continues the band's long interest in number stations, shortwave, and hidden messages (see "[[Gyroscope]]"). | ||
* Thematically paired with "[[Hydrogen Helium Lithium Leviathan]]" (the elements produced by the Big Bang) — together they stage the physical cosmos as a theological space. | * Thematically paired with "[[Hydrogen Helium Lithium Leviathan]]" (the elements produced by the Big Bang) — together they stage the physical cosmos as a theological space. | ||
Revision as of 21:33, 22 April 2026
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Comments
- 1420 MHz (21 cm) is the hydrogen line — the emission frequency of neutral atomic hydrogen, and the most-listened-on frequency in the history of SETI. It is widely known as the "waterhole" frequency; in popular SETI writing it has sometimes been called "the voice of God" — the signal any intelligence in the galaxy would be expected to recognise.
- Expanding on the above, the famous Wow! signal - an unexplained radio signal detected in 1977 that is hypothesized to have an extraterrestrial origin - had a frequency of ~1420.455 MHz.
- Pairing "prophecy" with the hydrogen line reads the cosmos as a source of religious revelation: a transmission from elsewhere, listened to with the ear of a prophet rather than an engineer. Continues the band's long interest in number stations, shortwave, and hidden messages (see "Gyroscope").
- Thematically paired with "Hydrogen Helium Lithium Leviathan" (the elements produced by the Big Bang) — together they stage the physical cosmos as a theological space.