Next up at #NAM2022 is @astronomerslc25 on the manifold wonders of brown dwarfs, stars with atmospheres more like giant planets such as Jupiter.
@astronomerslc25 Like @DrJoVian, I'm a little surprised to be reminded brown dwarfs were first discovered in my lifetime. They're such a central part of astronomy right now (because of links to exoplanets), bizarre to think it was only 1987 when first one was found.
@astronomerslc25 Keeping an eye on brown dwarfs shows changing properties as they rotate, so their atmospheres must be dynamic - they have weather, like Jupiter.
@astronomerslc25 They're also sociable - up to a quarter of brown dwarfs have companions, in orbits on roughly the scale of our Solar System.
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