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The seven-year photobomb: Distant star's dimming was likely a 'dusty' companion getting in the way, astronomers say

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Astronomers were on the lookout for 'stars behaving strangely' when an automated alert from pointed them to Gaia17bpp, a star that had gradually brightened over a 2 1/2-year period. But follow-up analyses indicated that Gaia17bpp wasn't changing. Instead, the star is likely part of a rare type of binary system. Its apparent brightening was the end of a years-long eclipse by an unusual, 'dusty' stellar companion.

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The seven-year photobomb: Distant star's dimming was likely a 'dusty' companion getting in the way, astronomers say

By their own admission, Anastasios "Andy" Tzanidakis and James Davenport are interested in unusual stars. The University of Washington astronomers were on the lookout for "stars behaving strangely" when an automated alert from the Gaia survey pointed them to Gaia17bpp. Survey data indicated that this star had gradually brightened over a 2 1/2-year period.

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The seven-year photobomb: Distant star's dimming was likely a 'dusty' companion getting in the way, astronomers say

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The seven-year photobomb: Distant star’s dimming was likely a ‘dusty’ companion getting in the way, astronomers say

Astronomers discovered that the star Gaia17bpp gradually brightened over a 2 1/2-year period. But follow-up analyses revealed that the star itself wasn’t chan

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The seven-year photobomb: Distant star’s dimming was likely a ‘dusty’ companion getting in the way, astronomers say

University of Washington astronomers were on the lookout for “stars behaving strangely” when an automated alert from pointed them to Gaia17bpp, a star that had gradually brightened over a 2...

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The seven-year photobomb: Distant star's dimming was likely a 'dusty' companion getting in the way, astronomers say

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The seven-year photobomb: Distant star's dimming was likely a 'dusty' companion getting in the way, astronomers say

The seven-year photobomb: Distant star's dimming was likely a 'dusty' companion getting in the way, astronomers say

The seven-year photobomb: Distant star's dimming was likely a 'dusty' companion getting in the way, astronomers say

The seven-year photobomb: Distant star's dimming was likely a 'dusty' companion getting in the way, astronomers say

The seven-year photobomb: Distant star’s dimming was likely a ‘dusty’ companion getting in the way, astronomers say

The seven-year photobomb: Distant star’s dimming was likely a ‘dusty’ companion getting in the way, astronomers say

The seven-year photobomb: Distant star’s dimming was likely a ‘dusty’ companion getting in the way, astronomers say

The seven-year photobomb: Distant star’s dimming was likely a ‘dusty’ companion getting in the way, astronomers say

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