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They're pixels not panels. That doesn't mean this isn't anomalous but you can't see that amount of detail.
Originally posted by undo
reply to post by JibbyJedi
looks like a satellite or space station. see the two, horizontal panels and the vertical main body?
I'm not an expert on image analysis but I believe you need both images from a "stereo" set up to be certain of the distance. That being the case we can't determine its size.
Originally posted by flexy123
The problem is, you make MANY assumptions about the size of the object and the distance to the Sun, truth is that i don't think ANYONE here on this forum is "scientist" enough to determine the size of this speck nor the distance based on the images.
Originally posted by JibbyJedi
Depth perception is what we're dealing with here. If it's close to the SOHO satellite then it's not that large of an object. But imagine the view from this object's location... it is considerably close to the sun just from this perspective. Do we have satellite that much closer to the sun than the SOHO's?
Originally posted by Pauligirl
Originally posted by JibbyJedi
Depth perception is what we're dealing with here. If it's close to the SOHO satellite then it's not that large of an object. But imagine the view from this object's location... it is considerably close to the sun just from this perspective. Do we have satellite that much closer to the sun than the SOHO's?
Why don't you email the STEREO people and ask? They probably know where all the satellites are.