Burst 16 - Tabby's Star for the Perplexed, Part 2.
04/01/16 • 13 min
Released: 31 March 2016
Duration: 13 minutes, 21 seconds
Paul Carr continues with our series explaining just what is so puzzling about Tabby's Star, aka KIC 8462852. In this part we talk about some of the candidate explanations, including alien megastructures, including a Dyson Swarm.
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The Slow and Fast Dimming of Tabby's Star
Credits:Written, Produced, and Voiced by Paul Carr
Music: Jason Robinson
Released: 31 March 2016
Duration: 13 minutes, 21 seconds
Paul Carr continues with our series explaining just what is so puzzling about Tabby's Star, aka KIC 8462852. In this part we talk about some of the candidate explanations, including alien megastructures, including a Dyson Swarm.
LinksPlease see wowsignalpodcast.com
The Slow and Fast Dimming of Tabby's Star
Credits:Written, Produced, and Voiced by Paul Carr
Music: Jason Robinson
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Season 3 Episode 4 - Tabby's Star for the Perplexed, part 3
Released: 6 April 2016
Duration: 43 minutes, 45 seconds
Thread: Astronomy and Astrophysics
In Tabbys' Star for the Perplexed Part 1, we explained why this is puzzling star. In Part 2, we talked about some of the explanations put forth and their weaknesses. In the third and last (for now) part of the series, we talk to Tabby herself, and she answers several reasonably informed questions about her team's work, past, present and future.
- Introduction
- Interview with Yale's Tabetha "Tabby" Boyajian concerning KIC 8462852
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Some of the better speculative solutions
- Wrap up
- Thanking Patreon Subscribers
- Nagging, Begging
- We want to hear from you
- Outro
Boyajian, et. al., Planet Hunters IX: KIC 8462852 - Where's the Flux?
Tabby's Star for the Perplexed (blog post)
Tabby's Star for the Perplexed, Part 1
Tabby's Star for the Perplexed, Part 2
Schaefer, KIC 8462852 Faded at an Average Rate of 0.165 +/- 0.014 Magnitudes Per Century from 1890 to 1989.
Credits:Host and Producer: Paul Carr
VO: Erin Carr
Music: DJ Spooky and Sleep Research Facility
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