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Originally posted by TheReligiousHoax
reply to post by Pauligirl
I was thinking debris too, but the fact that it parks there for 2+ days seems to eliminate that as an option. It's clearly an object of some sort, and it appears to interact directly with the sun. Interacting with sun = intelligence; And that REALLY opens up a can of worms.
Awesome find OP. She is very entertaining, smart and has both a great sense of humor and voice as well.
Originally posted by princeguy
Ok everyone, I dont know what this thing is but its pretty crazy. Its massive and looks like the death star So before everyone tells me its dirt on the lens, or ice particles, Why does it look like its reflecting the light of the sun? I need some input y'all. Take care
Oh and if you fast forward to about 4:29 there is a line connecting it to the sun!
Link
That lady cracks me up!edit on 5-5-2012 by princeguy because: (no reason given)edit on 5-5-2012 by princeguy because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Pauligirl
Originally posted by TheReligiousHoax
reply to post by Pauligirl
I was thinking debris too, but the fact that it parks there for 2+ days seems to eliminate that as an option. It's clearly an object of some sort, and it appears to interact directly with the sun. Interacting with sun = intelligence; And that REALLY opens up a can of worms.
Awesome find OP. She is very entertaining, smart and has both a great sense of humor and voice as well.
2+ days? Are you sure? I can see where she runs it back and forth over 2 plus hours, but I never saw the date change from 5/2.
Are you saying you don't know what it is Phage?
Originally posted by Phage
Something which suddenly appears from one frame to the next and remains in exactly the same place in the frame in all subsequent images. In order to do that an external object would have to be exactly matching the orbit of STEREO B. One would instead tend to think that it is associated with the imaging device rather than being an exterior object. The characteristic bokeh effect would reinforce that theory.
It looks like something got caught in the optical path. There are a number of places where this could occur. We may have to get used to seeing this thing from now on...for a while anyway.
edit on 5/5/2012 by Phage because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by scrog77
Are you saying you don't know what it is Phage?
It looks like something got caught in the optical path.
Originally posted by princeguy
Ok everyone, I dont know what this thing is but its pretty crazy. Its massive and looks like the death star So before everyone tells me its dirt on the lens, or ice particles, Why does it look like its reflecting the light of the sun? I need some input y'all. Take care
Oh and if you fast forward to about 4:29 there is a line connecting it to the sun!
Link
That lady cracks me up!edit on 5-5-2012 by princeguy because: (no reason given)edit on 5-5-2012 by princeguy because: (no reason given)
If you watch the Part 2, it is still there on the 3rd and 4th of May but something causes to camera to pixelate, the author says its a solar storm or something like that.
Shown here are the latest SECCHI beacon images. The STEREO space weather beacon telemetry mode is a very low rate, highly compressed data stream broadcast by the spacecraft 24 hours per day. These data are used for space weather forecasting. Because of the large compression factors used, these beacon images are of much lower quality than the actual science data.
reply to post by Phage
Nothing "causes the camera to pixelate"
Originally posted by ahmonrarh
.....ok...I'm more amused at her reaction, than whatever the hell popped up on video...
Originally posted by Phage
Originally posted by scrog77
Are you saying you don't know what it is Phage?
Not exactly.
It looks like something got caught in the optical path.