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In response to "ALIEN MEGASTRUCTURE UPDATE -- (link)" by ML

^doom-level a. here's a non-gwkr link. nm but: -- (link)

Posted by b. (aka starrynit) Jan 15 '16, 16:57

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for aliens, of course. (www.newscientist.com)

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"the star faded by about 20 per cent between 1890 and 1989." They were photographing this star in 1890? -- nm - JaxSean Jan 15, 18:37 5
- there was imaging of the sky - the source is in the previous paragraph. :) - -- nm - b. Jan 15, 18:45 4
  - But how good were the photos from 120 years ago? Or even 100 years ago? -- nm - JaxSean Jan 15, 18:56 3
    - you can see at least some of the photographic plates that have been digitally scanned here.. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jan 15, 19:01 2
      - here's a story, linked in their news section, that gives a bit of a summary of the project. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jan 15, 19:04 1
        
        oh, this write-up is loads better. nm but: -- (link) - b. Jan 15, 19:05
"he thinks even advanced aliens wouldn’t be able to build something capable of covering a fifth of a star in just a century" - ML Jan 15, 16:58 2
- the next paragraph amused me. who says it has to be natural? supernatural space aliens ftw! -- nm - b. Jan 15, 17:02 1
  - (or, really, it could be bunnies.) -- nm - b. Jan 15, 17:02

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