Strangest Anomoly I've Seen on Google Sky! UFO?

Originally posted by Warlon
The location to type in is Dec -13* 31' 04.25" , RA 13h 29m 38.23s Very Interesting.

Thanks much for finding it!

reply to post by samureyed


Agreed that there are many anomalies, but you have to admit that all the ones you posted are very symmetrical.
The pic I posted isnt nearly as symmetrical, which is why I found it so odd, and perhaps more believable that it is actually something out there instead of just a trick of the camera.
now what it is, I do not know... perhaps is is gas...
but for some reason I feel this anomaly is an actual object in space.

all of these look symmetrical:












compared to this:

Hmmmm...

Looks like light from something hit the ccd during the green filter portion of the exposure. Satellite tracks are usually larger than this, though...

Dec 54* 29' 18.23" RA 13h 41m 19.83s

Could be an asteroid track. Could be a lot of things. Who knows?

I'll schedule 'scope time for this coordinate to see if there's anything there. I got a slot in about 20 minutes. I'll post result here.




[edit on 2-4-2008 by IAttackPeople]

This one, and the one like it:


To my eye these look like the reflection of a primary mirror from a telescope. I'm not certain, but there is a resemblance...

-WFA

reply to post by WitnessFromAfar


That's correct. The "web" is the spider that holds the secondary mirror inside the telescope tube.

reply to post by Odessy


Yeah yours is different in comparison, Ill keep an eye out for anything similar, I wish your picture was more in focus.

whoa! that's awesome.
It could be digital artifacting of some sort thought. Then again it might not be

reply to post by IAttackPeople


thanks man,
let us know if you find anything out!

reply to post by samureyed


agreed, unfortunately thats as close as I could zoom keeping the definition of the object.
Fortunately, Warlon found the cords for us so you can check it out on your comp if you have google sky, perhaps you can get closer?

I just found these strange green circles, I call them strange because you dont see much of the color green on Google Sky

This picture has a big black spot in it. No matter how far you zoom in there is no detail, almost like it was erased... hmmm.

What strikes me is that all of the anomalies I've come across (including at least one posted by samureyed), are in pretty sharp focus. Odessy's find is significantly unsharp.

However, that may be due to it being in an area of the sky that isn't sharp in Google Sky. If you search around, say, the constellation Leo, you'll find all sorts of nifty galaxies and nebulas to zoom in on. But if you search around, say, Pisces, none of the stars are sharp or bright. They look like yellow and orange paint blotches, not light sources.

Odessy's anomaly may be the same artifact as the "ring binder" that samureye posted, but just happens to be found in an area of Google Sky that isn't as clear as the better areas.

Originally posted by IAttackPeople
Hmmmm...

Dec 54* 29' 18.23" RA 13h 41m 19.83s

Could be an asteroid track. Could be a lot of things. Who knows?

I'll schedule 'scope time for this coordinate to see if there's anything there. I got a slot in about 20 minutes. I'll post result here.[edit on 2-4-2008 by IAttackPeople]

You were joking, right?

I love the spiral galaxy just underneath the "asteroid track", though. That's the kind of sharp, distant, un-numbered galaxy I love to come across in searching GS.

reply to post by Tuning Spork


a few factors for the sharpness issue:
I get what you mean that some areas are more sharp than others, but I dont think this is the case with this anomaly.
Look at some of the pics that samurai posted...
the anomalies are HUGE!
If you look at the pic I posted, the anomaly is next to a star.
so if you compare the photos, look at a star in one of samurai's pics and the anomaly.
In order to see mine you have to zoom in close to one of those stars, loosing quality.
If you zoom in that close to any star on GS, you get that same quality.

This is another reason I dont think its a camera glitch.
On all the camera glitches we have seen so far, the anomalies are quite large, and clear.
This is due to a glitch on or in the camera, making something larger and clearer because it is closer to the camera.
But with the picture I found, you actually have to zoom in quite close to see it...
I just dont think that a camera glitch would be that hard to spot.

Now, I could be wrong, I by all means am not saying I am right, but thats what I think at this moment in time.
If you compare any glitch that remotely looks like this on GS, the glitch is much, MUCH, bigger.

reply to post by samureyed


I'm pretty sure blank spots are just spots that they dont have the picture for yet.
thats the excuse anyway... take it for what it is lol.

... just dont start the "Planet X must be here because there is no picture!" thing lol.

nice picts
I started downloading google earth for google sky
and realized wait a sec I'll just use the online version here

Any how you can see them there as well


I'm going to lean twards reflection

Not sure if the downloaded version will be different but
will find out

This reminds me of the thing I found, posted it in the Space forum, sadly few replies. Should have posted it on this forum.
What is this?

Good find my friend. Not too sure what it could be.

Originally posted by Tuning Spork

You were joking, right?

I wasn't very clear. The coords I posted are for a satellite track.

I was saying the OP "thing" could be a crappy asteroid picture because asteroids don't move a lot during an exposure but everything around the green thing looks okay. So it's probably not an asteroid.

At any rate, here's the sort of lousy pic I got an hour ago from SLOOH.com to see how the region looks now.

reply to post by IAttackPeople


This site is amazing!
www.slooh.com...

Where did you hear about this? VERY cool, even with low quality images. Nice find!

-WFA