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In 1952, a group of three 'stars' vanished—astronomers still can't find them (phys.org)
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[–] Shardikprime 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Bro you'd need at least K3 to do that and the IR signature would be all over the place. Why would you paint a target like that SMH

[–] WaxedWookie 2 points 1 year ago

A relatively low-tier K2 civilisation could almost certainly do it, but why the fluctuation in the IR signature rather than a more steady "shadow" indicative of a more consistent harvesting/drain?