Listen "Burst 11- DASCH Photometry with Dr. Josh Grindlay"
Episode Synopsis
Released: 6 February 2016 Duration: 22 minutes, 18 seconds An edited interview with Dr. Josh Grindlay concerning the use of measurements of star brightness from the Digital Access to a Sky Century @HArvard to measure the dimming (or not) of Tabby's Star over a Century. Grandly critiques Hippke's paper that found dimming in several stars in the DASCH data, and also Schaefer's claim that Tabby's Star (KIC 8462852) is slowly dimming. Links: Boyajian, et. al. Planet Hunters X. KIC 8462852 - Where's the Flux? Schaefer: KIC 8462852 Faded at an Average Rate of 0.165+-0.013 Magnitudes Per Century From 1890 To 1989 Hippke and Angerhausen: KIC 8462852 did likely not fade during the last 100 years Digital Access to a Sky Century at Harvard Landolt Standard Stars Credits: Host and Producer: Paul Carr Music: Jason Robinson and Erika Lloyd
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