What would a SETI station on a planet 20 light years away see when looking towards the Sun?

You should visit a SETI site to dig for this information. Our Earth is BRIGHTER than the Sun at several narrow-band frequencies, especially the military radar ones, and these have been pumping out major wattage into space for over 20 years.


Copyright 1997 Dr. Sten Odenwald
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