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The WOW! Signal — 72 Seconds That Changed SETI Forever

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Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wow!_signal

Visual credits: - "Wow signal.jpg" by Credit: Big Ear Radio Observatory and North American AstroPhysical Observatory (NAAPO).; Public domain https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wow signal.jpg; cropped, color-adjusted, and animated for video. - "Location of the Galactic centre in the night sky (eso1920c).jpg" by ESO, IAU and Sky & Telescope; CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Location of the Galactic centre in the night sky (eso1920c).jpg; cropped, color-adjusted, and animated for video. - "Location of the Galactic centre in the night sky (eso1920c).tiff" by ESO, IAU and Sky & Telescope; CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Location of the Galactic centre in the night sky (eso1920c).tiff; cropped, color-adjusted, and animated for video. - "Retro green circuit board with connectors, representing early computer technology." by Nicolas Foster; Pexels License (free for commercial use) https://www.pexels.com/license/; https://www.pexels.com/photo/vintage-computer-circuit-board-isolated-on-white-36662404/; cropped, color-adjusted, and animated for video. - "Close-up of an illuminated vintage control panel with various buttons and switches." by Daniel Ponomarev; Pexels License (free for commercial use) https://www.pexels.com/license/; https://www.pexels.com/photo/photo-of-a-control-panel-5532222/; cropped, color-adjusted, and animated for video. - "A clear view of the star-filled night sky featuring the Milky Way." by Jakson Martins; Pexels License (free for commercial use) https://www.pexels.com/license/; https://www.pexels.com/photo/a-starry-night-sky-8700701/; cropped, color-adjusted, and animated for video. - "Close-up of a vintage computer monitor featuring a colorful logo on a minimalist background." by Tuur Tisseghem; Pexels License (free for commercial use) https://www.pexels.com/license/; https://www.pexels.com/photo/gray-device-with-apple-logo-on-white-surface-812262/; cropped, color-adjusted, and animated for video. - "Close-up of an old-fashioned control panel with illuminated buttons and Russian text." by Daniel Ponomarev; Pexels License (free for commercial use) https://www.pexels.com/license/; https://www.pexels.com/photo/close-up-of-control-panel-5532223/; cropped, color-adjusted, and animated for video.

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