Is this a UFO or Venus? STEREO Ahead COR2 March 6th, 2012

I think I'm seeing the Planet Venus here but I'm not sure.


The series of photos can be viewed at:
stereo-ssc.nascom.nasa.gov...
along with an MPEG video that displays a CME moving past this object.
MPEG is at stereo-ssc.nascom.nasa.gov...
Any ideas?

Here is the current position of the STEREO satellites.


Positions of STEREO A and B for 7-Mar-2012 01:00 UT
stereo-ssc.nascom.nasa.gov...

reply to post by Violater1


If so then where did it go? It isn't there as of 22:30

LINK

Never mind I see what I did

reply to post by VeniVidi


It doesn't seem to be observable on the LASCO/C2.
Here is a thumbnail view of the current SOHO images.
But I have to agree with you. Where is it?

stereo.gsfc.nasa.gov...

reply to post by Violater1


Thought maybe because I used LASCO/C2 it wouldn't show, but I suppose it would.

reply to post by VeniVidi


Here is the location of the 2 satellites for the same date and time of the STEREO Ahead COR2.

During the viewing of the MPEG video, we should be able to see both Mercury and Venus. If that is indeed what we are seeing here (but one object is without the other).

reply to post by Violater1

It's Mercury.
stereo-ssc.nascom.nasa.gov...

Originally posted by Phage
reply to post by Violater1

 

It's Mercury.
stereo-ssc.nascom.nasa.gov...

If so, then where is Venus?
The field of view appears to be wide enough to encompass the other planet.

reply to post by Violater1

The field of view appears to be wide enough to encompass the other planet.

It isn't.

Originally posted by Phage
reply to post by Violater1

 

The field of view appears to be wide enough to encompass the other planet.

It isn't.

Wow Phage, that's the shortest answer I think I've ever seen you give
Back on topic.
Again, if so, why doesn't show up on the other SOHO photos.
Do other SOHO COR2 photos display both Venus and Mercury, or just the latter?

reply to post by Violater1

SOHO is between the Sun and Earth. The planets are (were) not in its field of view either.

Originally posted by Phage
reply to post by Violater1

 

SOHO is between the Sun and Earth. The planets are (were) not in its field of view either.

Thank you for your response Phage, but I still don't get it.
Here is the site for the SOHO photos, sohodata.nascom.nasa.gov...
And here is the SOHO photo at 06:00

sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov...

And again at 06:12, BUT it has disappeared!
sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov...


It reappears at 06:24!
sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov...


And again at 06:36, disappears. I do see a smudge of a white dot that is very similar to the other anomalous white dots, as well as a streak of something in the lower right side of the frame. ut I believe that is something different.
sohowww.nascom.nasa.gov...

At 6:24, maybe the object is the star ship Enterprise

reply to post by Violater1

Nope.
Random cosmic ray strikes on the sensor.

Originally posted by Phage
reply to post by Violater1

 

Nope.
Random cosmic ray strikes on the sensor.

Sorry, which nope are you answering to (Starship Enterprise?).

reply to post by Phage

So at 06:12, where did this "Mercury Planet " disappear to? And then reappear!!
Only to disappear again?

reply to post by Violater1

As I said, it is a random cosmic ray strike on the sensor. It is not Mercury.

Mercury is not in the field of view of SOHO at all. It will appear in the C3 images beginning March 18th.

Originally posted by Phage
reply to post by Violater1

 

As I said, it is a random cosmic ray strike on the sensor. It is not Mercury.

Mercury is not in the field of view of SOHO at all. It will appear in the C3 images beginning March 18th.

But in your previous post you said it was Mercury.

Originally posted by Phage
reply to post by Violater1

 

It's Mercury.
stereo-ssc.nascom.nasa.gov...

Come on Phage, you don't expect me to fall for this again.


As I said, it is a random cosmic ray strike on the sensor. It is not Mercury.

And this is from today.

reply to post by Violater1


In the image from STEREO A it was Mercury.
In the image from SOHO it is not Mercury. Mercury does not appear in the SOHO image.

STEREO A and SOHO are looking at the Sun from completely different point of view. You posted the location chart yourself.