There's a great scene in the movie "Contact" during the "wormhole" sequence
where the capsule stops very briefly above a planet orbiting Vega.  It shows
patterned lights on the dark side of the planet.  The dialogue:  "They're
alive...."  Whoosh!

-- Stinger

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"Stinger" <contact@newsserveronly.com> wrote in message
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Bingo.

Yes, they could be easier to notice then the radio transmissions. Even if
the visitors don't use city lights and haven't any yet: they could think
it's a weird volcanic phenomenon...

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What about the city lights?