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Originally Posted by Somnium
really interesting stuff ... a 15% dip is significant. the authors are left with the hypothesis that this is caused by comets. i wouldn't have thought that would be enough to cause such a large reduction in the light given that Jupiter only blocks about 1% of the light from our sun. i am not quite sure how the Dyson sphere conclusion is reached ... but interesting nonetheless
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My thoughts exactly. 15% is very significant and there was a dimming event around the 1500 day mark that was in excess of 20%. It looks like the comet family theory is a "best fit" hypothesis since spectroscopy has ruled out all of the typical alternatives. The Dyson Sphere conclusion is simply a result of media hysteria and was never so much as inferred by the researchers in their paper. Further observations are planned starting in January.