One would think that the astronomers have cataloged enough stars during the original research project to know how the variable ones behave. Of course it is entirely possible that what they are seeing is a rare form of variable star like you are suggesting.
I wonder what would happen if a large field of dark bodies much closer to the earth were passing in front of the star? Once, I suggested that it might be possible to detect 'UFO' type objects by observing as many of the background stars as possible while looking for variation to the intensity of the light arriving from them. This concept is a bit like radar in reverse. Even a craft with a stealth coating would be visible using this scenario. For my concept to work it would be necessary to figure a way to ignore the twinkle of the stars caused by atmospheric variations. I assumed that a local craft would blank out a region in space that is much larger than a star appearing behind it from the earth's surface. This should be apparent to the observer in most cases. The location and motion of the craft could be determined by following the series of blanked out stars. Dave -----Original Message----- From: mixent <[email protected]> To: vortex-l <[email protected]> Sent: Mon, May 30, 2016 6:38 pm Subject: Re: [Vo]:The most mysterious star in the universe In reply to H LV's message of Mon, 30 May 2016 15:11:52 -0400: Hi, [snip] 1) I wonder if they have considered the possibility that the output of the star itself is simply variable? >The most mysterious star in the universe > >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gypAjPp6eps > >Published on Apr 29, 2016 > >Something massive, with roughly 1,000 times the area of Earth, is blocking >the light coming from a distant star known as KIC 8462852, and nobody is >quite sure what it is. As astronomer Tabetha Boyajian investigated this >perplexing celestial object, a colleague suggested something unusual: Could >it be an alien-built megastructure? Such an extraordinary idea would >require extraordinary evidence. In this talk, Boyajian gives us a look at >how scientists search for and test hypotheses when faced with the unknown. > >?Harry? Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
