That's a long time ago... (Score 1)

In our never ending need to know.. stuff, by the time we understand this, that star might not even be there (since it's already 1300 year old data). If it were a Dyson sphere (or something of that nature), the answer itself is rather unimportant compared to what the Dyson sphere's existence means - but again, 1300 year old data could mean those that built it are long gone, already rebuilt it twice, eaten the star, discovered fire etc. I like to think about it from that distance's perspective. If we were there, looking here, they'd see nothing of interest. Certainly not right now, looking back 1300 years, so it's not likely a large fleet of ships (and if it were, at the speed of light, they'd already be here if the flickering were anything to go by). Can you imagine that? Expecting to turn up and see some rural nonsense and be greeted by us (I should add that "greet" is a loose term). Again, I'm not sure what the point would be. I hope, in my lifetime, something comes of all this searching. Not necessarily the Borg coming to wipe us out (since we created them anyway, right?) but something more fundamental.