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

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

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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.   Links KIC 8462852 Faded at an Average Rate of 0.165+-0.013 Magnitudes Per Century From 1890 To 1989   Credits Host and Producer: Paul Carr Music: Dj Spooky, Jason Robinson, Mike Griffin, George Hrab