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#WTF Space circles?

  • MICHAEL_FISHER by MICHAEL_FISHER

    #WTF Are these circles that I keep seeing from time to time in the data of some of the stars? I have tried looking it up online but cant find anything like it mentioned or on this site? in this instance it can be found at max zoom on day 27.60. If it was a sun spot caused by magnetic field then there would also be a dip in the light curve as well would there not? The light data simply isn't there in the middle of a circle, Its like it is a gravitational lensing effect or something and I am starting to have wild flights of fancy thinking that black holes are going past. If one of you boffins are passing and read this could you drop me a line and give me a slap and set me straight please. #BUGGINGME
    #BTW at max zoom there also appears to be a slight but distinct light curve that resembles a sim of a variable that I saw a couple of days ago. At days, 6.05,17.55,29.30, small object orbiting about every 11.5 days maybe? AOH00018e5 kep ID 9030734 Q15.1

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