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You are talking about detecting planets as they revolve around the star. As you said, if the planet rotates on an axis that "blocks" a tiny, tiny fraction of th
by throw1234651234 5y ago
You are talking about detecting planets as they revolve around the star. As you said, if the planet rotates on an axis that "blocks" a tiny, tiny fraction of the star as we observe it, we see the dimming (that goes away as the planet passes) and can assume a planet and some parameters.
You are also right that the conversation is about COMMUNICATION:
1. You either dim the star with a Dyson swarm, or
2. You pulse more power than the star outputs as background noise briefly
Neither is all that viable.
- O5vYtytb 5y agoWhy can't you use a laser with a relatively high power? Should be easier to differentiate that from background and star light? Or something more exotic like sweeping wavelengths.