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Originally Posted by Eden
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.
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i would have thought the only way to get a 15% dip from a comet would be to have an extremely thick coma and you would expect a gradual dimming of the light curve. Some of the D1500 dips are almost vertical, certainly doesn't look like a comet to me.