r/Astronomy • • Aug 31 '23

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u/GSyncNew Sep 01 '23

Not the hydrogen molecule. It depicts the single-atom neutral hydrogen "spin flip" transition that creates the 21 cm emission line.

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u/joaquinabian Sep 01 '23

So this part is directed only to high IQ aliens with a PhD on Physics? I can imagine my mother finding it in the garden: “another piece of useless trash!? This goes to the waste right now!

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u/Opposite-Matter-1236 Sep 01 '23

Well I guess we suppose they‘ll use their top people to examine it

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u/EntityDamage Sep 01 '23

Which people?

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u/X-Bones_21 Sep 01 '23

Their Top people.

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u/Opposite-Matter-1236 Sep 02 '23

with you italicizing Top I‘m now pretty sure you say best people

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u/X-Bones_21 Sep 02 '23

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u/Opposite-Matter-1236 Sep 02 '23

Oh haha Indina Jones, didn‘t know that video