The findings are published in MNRAS, and the paper is available here:
https://doi.org/10.1093/mnrasl/slaf006
https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.05152.
#SETI #DysonSpheres #extraterrestrial #technosignature #JodrellBank
Using e-MERLIN and EVN/e-VLBI, two powerful radio telescope arrays with Jodrell Bank’s crucial involvement, we observed one of these stars and confirmed a ‘hot DOG’ behind it (the left in the picture).
#SETI #DysonSpheres #extraterrestrial #technosignature #JodrellBank
Remember the recent discovery of seven stars with unusual spectral energy distributions, initially identified as possible Dyson Spheres?
Now, we, a group of SETI astronomers at the University of Manchester (@OfficialUoM) propose an alternative: the strange characteristics of these stars may come from ‘hot DOGs’—rare, dust-rich galaxies located behind the stars, contaminating their light in the infrared.
#SETI #DysonSpheres #extraterrestrial #technosignature #JodrellBank
Wondering what's the story behind the photo of #K9 on the wall at #JodrellBank Observatory in Cheshire, UK.
Snoof
Stuart 🏳️🌈 (he/him)
Andy 'Bob' Brockhurst 
Kate 📸 Pixelfed
Dave Olsen
Ren
Strange Quark
Richard W4\G7EIX