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A full-time dedicated SETI progam has been in operation at Ohio State University since 1973. A 50-channel narrowband filter bank is in use near the 21 cm. hydrogen-line. All data is processed in real time and permanently recorded. A large portion of the northern sky has been surveyed and analyzed for large-scale structure. The only obvious non-random structure is caused by isolated narrowband pulses, which are anti-correlated with galactic latitude, and congregate in two specific areas. The origin of these pulses is unknown, although they may be partially due to instrumental effects.
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Dixon, R.S. (1985). The Ohio SETI Program — The First Decade. In: Papagiannis, M.D. (eds) The Search for Extraterrestrial Life: Recent Developments. International Astronomical Union, vol 112. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-5462-5_39
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