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Brown Dwarf Hunt
The Infrared Detective
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Mission briefing
What are we investigating, and why?
A star may look ordinary in a conventional image, but its infrared spectrum can tell a different story. Cool, low-mass objects get relatively brighter from 1 to 2 µm and show deep molecular absorption. Inspect the supplied region, compare the suggested channels and record what you see.
01 Inspect the provided sky region
02 Run Spectral Scout and review its channel choices
03 Compare the available survey epochs
04 Submit a candidate interpretation with evidence