"UFO" on Stereo B HI2

[rdunk]

i believe the OP mentioned that the "anomaly" was "blocked" (no longer showing in the data) at a specific point in time. Is there a way to try and correlate not seeing the anomaly any more to "Venus" no longer being in a position to "create" the proposed reflection???????????? Might be a way to assess the veracity of the comments from Karl Battams, of the Naval Research Lab.!!

[Dragonfire]

That is an internal telescope reflection due to the very bright planet (Venus) entering on the other side of the images.

Sure would like to know exactly where Venus is in relation to that HI2 and exactly where the telescope is positioned. I see Venus early in the evening, setting around 6:30 - 7:00 PM. Jupiter is still in the East. Should something that far away, Venus, cause that much of a reflection on something that cost us tax payers millions if not billions.

Of course the Hubble comes to mind, yet you never seem to get "reflection" from it

[zenmaster]

Should something that far away, Venus, cause that much of a reflection on something that cost us tax payers millions if not billions.

Sure, why not?

Of course the Hubble comes to mind, yet you never seem to get "reflection" from it

The Hubble also (constantly) produces well known artifacts from its internals, such as diffraction spikes, halos (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...bble_photo.jpg), detector blooming (http://www.badastronomy.com/pix/proper_stis.gif), etc, as well as from the electronics - like black dots when a cosmic ray hits it.

http://www.stsci.edu/instruments/wfp...c2_isr9506.pdf

[Marvin]

Here is a link to NASA's explanation of the artifact:

http://stereo.gsfc.nasa.gov/artifacts/triangle/


This is the video:

http://stereo.gsfc.nasa.gov/artifact...e_subfield.mpg


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[Marvin]

Hi Dragonfire, here is the location:


where_is_stereo.jpg

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[Dragonfire]

Thanks Marvin, perfect!

[Dragonfire]

The Hubble also (constantly) produces well known artifacts from its internals, such as diffraction spikes, halos (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...bble_photo.jpg), detector blooming (http://www.badastronomy.com/pix/proper_stis.gif), etc, as well as from the electronics - like black dots when a cosmic ray hits it.

http://www.stsci.edu/instruments/wfp...c2_isr9506.pdf

Thanks Zen, I do remember that. And thanks for the links.

[noot]

It sure looks to me like this John Hicks character (whoever the hell he is) nailed it.