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>)
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)
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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