Episode 27 - The Slow and Fast Dimming of Tabby's Star

Released: 14 January 2016

Duration: 62 minutes 4 seconds

Host Paul Carr talks to Dr. Bradley Schaefer about his research showing a dramatic dimming of Tabby's Star over a century. This all but rules out any explanation anyone has put forth so far for the short term dimming of the star found in the Kepler data by Boyajian, et. al.

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KIC 8462852 Faded at an Average Rate of 0.165+-0.013 Magnitudes Per Century From 1890 To 1989

Host and Producer: Paul Carr

Music: Dj Spooky, Jason Robinson, Mike Griffin, George Hrab