A star of the same stellar class as the Sun is observed regularly over many years, and a time series of its bolometric apparent magnitude is collected. What would be the signal in this time series which indicated that the star had a magnetic dynamo similar to the Sun? Briefly describe two or three possible sources of other signals which could confuse the interpretation of the data.

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A star of the same stellar class as the Sun is observed regularly over many years, and a time series of its bolometric apparent magnitude is collected.

What would be the signal in this time series which indicated that the star had a magnetic dynamo similar to the Sun?


Briefly describe two or three possible sources of other signals which could confuse the interpretation of the data. 

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