The Breakthrough Listen Search For Intelligent Life Near the Galactic Center I

Understand

A line-of-sight towards the Galactic Center (GC) offers the largest number of potentially habitable systems of any direction in the sky.

• The Breakthrough Listen program is undertaking the most sensitive and deepest targeted SETI surveys towards the GC.
• Here, we outline our observing strategies with Robert C.
• Byrd Green Bank Telescope (GBT) and Parkes telescope to conduct 600 hours of deep observations across 0.7--93 GHz.