[ExI] On vacation until July 2 Re: Tabby's star

[Stuart LaForge]

Quoting BillK via extropy-chat <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org>:

> On Tue, 27 Jun 2023 at 08:12, Stuart LaForge via extropy-chat
> <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
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>> I think the reason we are not seeing a ton of IR is that they are
>> radiating their waste heat axially instead of radially. In fact, you
>> suggested that yourself on the list several years ago for a K2 trying
>> to be stealthy.
>>
>> Stuart LaForge
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> Tabby's star is on the list for the 2nd year of James Webb
> observations from July 2023 to June 2024.
> <https://www.stsci.edu/jwst/science-execution/approved-programs/guaranteed-time-observations>
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> Will it see a dust and debris ring or a huge space construction site?
>

I eagerly await the observation, but I hope they time the 5 hours  
during a decent dip and that we are able to distinguish a Dyson swarm  
made of metamaterials or nanobots from a debris field or dust cloud.

Stuart LaForge