The COSETI Observatory

• Why have I not heard about this before?

• Was the wrong fork in the road taken in the early 60’s?

• • Electromagnetic SETI was first proposed (1959) just before the laser was invented (1960).
  • The radio frequency SETI constituency became well-established before the potential of laser technology was fully appreciated.
  • As with many scientific endeavors, Microwave SETI had picked up such a head of steam that it has been difficult to change direction.

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