Season 3, Episode 5 - Catching Tabby's Star in the Act

Released: 3 May 2016 Duration: 35 minutes, 43 seconds   Stella Kafka, director of the American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO) tells us about how her organization observes variable stars and how they hope to catch Tabby's Star (KIC 8462852) in the act of dimming. Also, a brief update on Bradley Schaefer's work. Intro music: Dark Skies by DJ Spooky Intro announcement Welcome and quick summary Brief update on Bradley Schaefer's updated preprint Stella Kafka bio Interview with Stella Kafka Wrap up interview Nagging, begging, pleading Thanking Patrons Outro music: Ockham's Shaving Kit by George Hrab Links please see <a href="wowsignalpodcast.com" target= "_blank">wowsignalpodcast.com for a full set of links AAAVSO.org Donate to the AAVSO Tabby's Star for the Perplexed, part 1  The Fast and Slow Dimming of Tabby's Star Interview with Tabetha Boyajian Script for this episode Support us on Patreon Credits: Host and Producer: Paul Carr Music: DJ Spooky, Jason Robinson, Erika Lloyd, George Hrab Announcer: Erin Carr Hardware: Shure, Pro Art, Focusrite, Apple Software: Skype, Reaper, Loopback, OS X Yosemite Postprocessing: Auphonic.com Hosting: Libsyn.com