The Most Mysterious Star in the Galaxy

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Post by elektropionir » Sun, Jun 12, 2016, 5:18 AM UTC

The Most Mysterious Star in the Galaxy
blogs.scientificamerican.com

Re: The Most Mysterious Star in the Galaxy

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Post by lokedhs » Sun, Jun 12, 2016, 9:22 AM UTC

Short summary: Tabbys Star is the one that has the mysterious dips in brightness that some have suggested might be because of a Dyson Sphere, but according to the article, that proposal is just as unlikely as anything else that has been suggested (due to the lack of IR-emissions).

To solve the mystery, they need to get observations during a dip which costs them money for the telescope time. Tabby has a Kickstarter campaign to do this, and she's asking for 100k USD. With 4 days left, they still need some more money.

I think I'll donate to this one.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/608159144/the-most-myst...

Re: The Most Mysterious Star in the Galaxy

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Post by tzs » Sun, Jun 12, 2016, 10:16 AM UTC

If whatever is stopping the light from reaching us is reflecting the light rather than absorbing it, could that explain the lack of IR?

Re: The Most Mysterious Star in the Galaxy

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Post by brerlapn » Mon, Jun 13, 2016, 1:51 AM UTC

lokedhs wrote: post #2

Short summary: Tabbys Star is the one that has the mysterious dips in brightness that some have suggested might be because of a Dyson Sphere, but according to the article, that proposal is just as unlikely as anything else that has been suggested (due to the lack of IR-emissions). To solve the mystery, they need to get observations during a dip which costs them money for the telescope time. Tabby has a Kickstarter ca…

Shame they didn't go with Indiegogo, so they'd be able to keep whatever was pledged and try to work out a way to meet the gap.