Radio telescope interference mystery solved

17 years in the finding...

The cafeteria microwave.

Microwave oven to blame for mystery signal that left astronomers stumped | Science | The Guardian

Maybe someone should check the famous 'Wow' signal to see if it happened around lunch.

17 years in the finding...

 

The cafeteria microwave.

 

Microwave oven to blame for mystery signal that left astronomers stumped | Science | The Guardian

 

Maybe someone should check the famous 'Wow' signal to see if it happened around lunch.

The most important thing I learned was not to open the mic while it was doing it's business.

And on the "Wow" signal, I thought that was explained with an Apollo rocket booster from the 60s or a Russian satellite or something like that reflecting off something else? I know that sounds funny to some of you but I watch a lot of this stuff and some of it blends.

It caused the same problem with my Uncle's pace maker, but we figured it out to late.......j/k

The story did remind me of seeing the signs in restaurants warning about microwaves being used and persons with pace makers.