Australian scientists, after 17 years, found the source of the mysterious signals

We will talk about the Australian astronomers, recorded back in 1998 interference of unknown origin while working with the radio telescope at the Parkes Observatory. Mystery of nature resulting interference has scientists baffled and demanded 17 years, to explain the cause. It all started with the fact that Simon Johnstone (Simon Johnston) — the head of the Department of astrophysics at the National science Agency, CSIRO, found signals, known hereafter as the "perytons".

This year astronomers have placed in his Observatory receiver for registration of extraneous signals in the 2.4 GHz frequency, reporting the presence thereof in the radio. Check available to the scientists of the microwave oven, which could theoretically be the source of those "perytons", did not give positive results. But it was one of the employees to open the microwave door before you complete the process of warming up, the device immediately generates a mysterious interference impact on the radio telescope.

Being used to warm lunch a few on duty in the Observatory by the staff of a conventional microwave oven "led by the nose" leading Australian astrophysicists for 17 years. The variability of the signals was due to the fact that there was interference only when the telescope was directed towards the microwave, and one was in the kitchen of the employees opened her door.

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