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Hebrews 11:3
"KIC 8462852 (aka. Tabby’s Star) continues to be a source of both fascination and controversy. Ever since it was first seen to be undergoing strange and sudden dips in brightness astronomers have been speculating as to what could be causing this.
The latest suggestion for a natural explanation....have proposed that both the larger and smaller drops in brightness could be the result of a ringed planet similar to Saturn transiting in front of the star. This, they claim, would explain both the sudden drops in brightness and the more subtle dips seen over time.
Basically, the rings would be the first thing to obscure light coming from the star, but only to a small degree. Once the bulk of the gas giant transited the star, a significant drop would occur followed a second smaller drop as the rings on the other side passed by. But since the rings would be at a different angle every time, the smaller dips would be larger or smaller and the only way to know for sure would be to compare multiple transits.
Essentially, they showed how an increase in the depth of a transit signal and the so-called “photo-ring” effect could be interpreted as signs of an exoplanet with a Saturn-like ring structure." UniverseToday
Hebrews 11:3
"KIC 8462852 (aka. Tabby’s Star) continues to be a source of both fascination and controversy. Ever since it was first seen to be undergoing strange and sudden dips in brightness astronomers have been speculating as to what could be causing this.
The latest suggestion for a natural explanation....have proposed that both the larger and smaller drops in brightness could be the result of a ringed planet similar to Saturn transiting in front of the star. This, they claim, would explain both the sudden drops in brightness and the more subtle dips seen over time.
Basically, the rings would be the first thing to obscure light coming from the star, but only to a small degree. Once the bulk of the gas giant transited the star, a significant drop would occur followed a second smaller drop as the rings on the other side passed by. But since the rings would be at a different angle every time, the smaller dips would be larger or smaller and the only way to know for sure would be to compare multiple transits.
Essentially, they showed how an increase in the depth of a transit signal and the so-called “photo-ring” effect could be interpreted as signs of an exoplanet with a Saturn-like ring structure." UniverseToday
