Imaging NGC 3458 a few minutes ago and got this: http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/temp/NGC3458.JPG Not sure what would leave a trail like that. Fun stuff, patrick
Something rotating very fast! On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 6:04 AM, Wiggins Patrick <paw@getbeehive.net> wrote:
Imaging NGC 3458 a few minutes ago and got this:
http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/temp/NGC3458.JPG
Not sure what would leave a trail like that.
Fun stuff,
patrick
They're baaa'...ack On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 6:21 AM, Chuck Hards <chuck.hards@gmail.com> wrote:
Something rotating very fast!
On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 6:04 AM, Wiggins Patrick <paw@getbeehive.net> wrote:
Imaging NGC 3458 a few minutes ago and got this:
http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/temp/NGC3458.JPG
Not sure what would leave a trail like that.
Fun stuff,
patrick
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I don't think that's rotation you're seeing, I think it's an aliasing artifact in the digital image. Try this: 1 - Import Patrick's image into Photoshop 2 - Sample the color of the line that bisects the image 3 - Select the Photoshop line tool and set the line width to two pixels, which approximates the width of the original line in the image. 4 - Now draw a parallel line right next to the original line. In my case, I made it about 1/2" below the anomalous line. 5 - Zoom the image to 200% and take a look at both lines. The aliasing matches exactly. Conclusion: The object that photobombed Patrick's image wasn't tumbling, that's just an artifact of the image's digital processing. My two cents, Seth -----Original Message----- From: Utah-Astronomy [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Chuck Hards Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2014 6:22 AM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] What the...? Something rotating very fast! On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 6:04 AM, Wiggins Patrick <paw@getbeehive.net> wrote:
Imaging NGC 3458 a few minutes ago and got this:
http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/temp/NGC3458.JPG
Not sure what would leave a trail like that.
Fun stuff,
patrick
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"Aliasing artifact"... Souds like hooey and doubletalk. I smell a government conspiracy. ;-) Seriously, thanks Seth, I think you've found the ghost in the machine. Good sleuthing. On Thu, Oct 30, 2014 at 12:15 PM, Seth Jarvis <SJarvis@slco.org> wrote:
I don't think that's rotation you're seeing, I think it's an aliasing artifact in the digital image.
The beginnings of a Tholian Web? Dave On Oct 30, 2014, at 6:04, Wiggins Patrick <paw@getbeehive.net> wrote:
Imaging NGC 3458 a few minutes ago and got this:
http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/temp/NGC3458.JPG
Not sure what would leave a trail like that.
Fun stuff,
patrick
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My guess is spinning debris from an exploded Chinese satellite, Fengyun. Tyler Sent with AquaMail for Android http://www.aqua-mail.com On October 30, 2014 6:05:59 AM Wiggins Patrick <paw@getbeehive.net> wrote:
Imaging NGC 3458 a few minutes ago and got this:
http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/temp/NGC3458.JPG
Not sure what would leave a trail like that.
Fun stuff,
patrick
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Not a camera artifact. I agree with Tyler. -- Joe Sent from my iPhone
On Nov 1, 2014, at 10:54 AM, Tyler Allred <tyler@allred-astro.com> wrote:
My guess is spinning debris from an exploded Chinese satellite, Fengyun. Tyler
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On October 30, 2014 6:05:59 AM Wiggins Patrick <paw@getbeehive.net> wrote:
Imaging NGC 3458 a few minutes ago and got this:
http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/temp/NGC3458.JPG
Not sure what would leave a trail like that.
Fun stuff,
patrick
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Yes, probably some sort of satellite. But being a die hard Star Trek geek I still like Dave's suggestion of it being part of a Tholian Web. :) patrick On 01 Nov 2014, at 12:57, Joe via Utah-Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> wrote:
Not a camera artifact. I agree with Tyler. -- Joe
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On Nov 1, 2014, at 10:54 AM, Tyler Allred <tyler@allred-astro.com> wrote:
My guess is spinning debris from an exploded Chinese satellite, Fengyun. Tyler
I was able to exactly recreate the "rotating" pattern of this satellite in Photoshop. No question it's a satellite, but the apparent changing in brightness as the object traverses the field of view is a function of software trying to smooth the stairstep pattern of pixels on a grid while rendering a diagonal line. The process is called antialiasing. Seth -----Original Message----- From: Utah-Astronomy [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Joe via Utah-Astronomy Sent: Saturday, November 01, 2014 12:58 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] What the...? Not a camera artifact. I agree with Tyler. -- Joe Sent from my iPhone
On Nov 1, 2014, at 10:54 AM, Tyler Allred <tyler@allred-astro.com> wrote:
My guess is spinning debris from an exploded Chinese satellite, Fengyun. Tyler
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On October 30, 2014 6:05:59 AM Wiggins Patrick <paw@getbeehive.net> wrote:
Imaging NGC 3458 a few minutes ago and got this:
http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/temp/NGC3458.JPG
Not sure what would leave a trail like that.
Fun stuff,
patrick
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On 10/30/2014 6:04 AM, Wiggins Patrick wrote:
Imaging NGC 3458 a few minutes ago and got this:
http://users.wirelessbeehive.com/~paw/temp/NGC3458.JPG
Not sure what would leave a trail like that.
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's ...... only now he stutters. 73
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