"Signals tell us that you're there. We can hear them loud and clear"

[DFW]

[sl8]

1. Nice, thanks.

I was unfamiliar with the song or the quasar.

In case anyone else is unfamiliar:

From https://skyandtelescope.org/observing/quasar-cta-102-historically-bright-violently-variable/

Quasar Cta 102: Historically Bright, Violently Variable

By: Bob King November 23, 2016 38

The normally faint quasar CTA 102, once thought to harbor an advanced civilization and made famous in a 1967 song by the Byrds, is currently bright enough to see in an 8-inch telescope.

In the history of SETI, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, there have been two great false alarms. The first occurred in 1963 when powerful radio waves were detected from the source CTA 102 in Pegasus. Followup observations in 1965 showed that the source's radio emission was varying, prompting then-Soviet astronomer Gennady Sholomitskii to declare that an advanced civilization was behind the transmissions.

Not long after, observations made with the 200-inch Hale Telescope identified the fluctuating object as a quasar, a supermassive black hole at the center of a remote galaxy.

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But back to CTA 102. The worldwide buzz about an alien origin for the quasar was still in the air in 1967 when the American rock band the Byrds recorded the song "C.T.A. 102" on their Younger Than Yesterday LP. The lyrics (below) offer a hopeful message, and the upbeat tune ends with a fun twist — be sure to give it a listen. This may be the only song ever recorded about a quasar!

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[yonder]

2. This Byrds fan says thanks.

Been awhile since I last heard this.

[DFW]

4. That whole album had one masterpiece after another

Just one of the best albums of the sixties, period. I'm amazed it isn't more recognized for the amazing work it is.

[lagomorph777]

3. Awesome find - tickles my astronomy and electronic music fancies.

Some really creative sounds in there.

I had to try to decipher the "alien speech" at the end. It's not backwards, but it is double-speed. Turns out it's either gibberish or some language I can't identify. Probably just one of the boys riffing.

[DFW]

5. For me, not a find, but rather a memory

I bought it when it came out. I was 15, and just blown away by one incredible song after another. Younger Than Yesterday was one of the best albums to come out of the 1960s, if you ask me.

If you ever find out what the "alien speech" was at normal speed, let me know! I know a few languages, and might recognize it. Maybe some Thai Buddhist chanting, who knows?