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To: NorthMountain
That must be why they made the rendering. A dot is hardly impresses, at least in my humble opinion. 8>)

The streaks created by the stars are a nice touch though. 8>)

30 posted on 11/20/2017 11:43:26 AM PST by Robert DeLong
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To: Robert DeLong

Its spectral signature, in the visible and near-IR wavelengths. Click HERE for link to "Sky and Telescope" article. I'm not sure how we're supposed to interpret a reflectance greater than 1. The data are pretty sparse, with huge error bars.

34 posted on 11/20/2017 11:55:29 AM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: Robert DeLong
Here's another useful article about the thing ...

Here's a color composite image, from the "Gemini South" telescope:

This graph shows its varying brightness:


35 posted on 11/20/2017 12:00:49 PM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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