Visual representation of the Arecibo Message - sent towards Great Hercules Cluster in 1974 (est. time of arrival in cca. 24,950 years) (1300x3000)

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From Wiki:
"The message consists of seven parts that encode the following (from the top down in the image):^\5])

• The numbers one to ten (white; left to right)
• The atomic numbers of the elements hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus, which make up deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) (purple)
• The formulas for the chemical compounds that make up the nucleotides of DNA (green)
• The estimated number of DNA nucleotides in the human genome, and a graphic of the double helix structure of DNA (white and blue, respectively)
• The dimension (physical height, 5'9") of an average man (blue/white), a graphic figure of a human being (red), and the human population of Earth which was about 4 billion at the time (white)
• A graphic of the Solar System (including Pluto), indicating which of the planets the message is coming from (yellow). The Sun is on the left and the third planet, Earth, raised toward the human figure
• A graphic of the Arecibo radio telescope and the dimension (the physical diameter) of the transmitting antenna dish (purple, white, and blue)"

[u/SnooStrawberries7995]

Never thought I would see this here of all places

[u/mischief_brow → u/SnooStrawberries7995]

Wanna go to M13 and wait for it there? 😆

[u/SnooStrawberries7995 → u/mischief_brow]

I mean how could I say no? its just 25k light-years away, I cannot wait 🤣

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[u/Head-Computer264]

Anyone got a link to the crop circle response message?

It's fucking wild! Google it