Worlds Largest Telescope?

AndersBrownworth writes "With a unique take on "Distributed Computing", the PhotonStar Project aims to search for laser transmissions from extra terrestrial life by harnessing amateur astronomers who have an optical telescope with a laser detector, a GPS and a computer with a net connection. I think it would be interesting to get a large number of computer controlled optical telescopes together that have GPS and CCD capabilities and build the world's largest optical telescope. The concept wouldn't be much different from New Mexico's VLA Radio Telescope. Given the falling prices of computer controlled optical telescopes, a project like this might not be far off."

WARNING!

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DO NOT LOOK INTO LASER BEAM (from an alien race) WITH REMAINING EYE!

Um. How about this probability equation

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P( Amateur Astronomer ) * P( Has Optical Telescope ) * P( Has Lazer Detector ) * P( Has GPS ) * P( Has Computer With Net Connection ) * P( Has Heard of this Project ) * 6 billion people on planet earth = 4