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Originally posted by ngchunter
Originally posted by Manhater
Originally posted by karen61560
reply to post by Manhater
Well you must have some thoughts on what it is then if not a planet. What do you think it is ?
It's something.
I'm not speculating.
Mercury ALWAYS looks like that in STEREO COR2. For instance, Mercury should be visible from STEREO Behind COR2 on August 18th 2012, sure enough it was, right where it should be:
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And oh look, it had the same appearance complete with "heat shield." It's just the way the optics distort the bright light of Mercury!
It even had the same "squashed" appearance when close to the sun, same as your example:
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Another example of how Mercury can appear in STEREO, from April 25th:
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And now the spiky version, which occurs when Mercury is at the top left of the field of view, as seen back on December 22, 2011:
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Do you now understand that it's just Mercury and that this is how the optics make it look? It doesn't tell you anything about the real shape or size of it, it's just how it looks over-exposed. These exposures are long enough to show stars, if I used an exposure that long on Mercury with my telescope it'd also be over-exposed.edit on 11-12-2012 by ngchunter because: (no reason given)edit on 11-12-2012 by ngchunter because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by smurfy
reply to post by ngchunter
I guess that is what I was trying to say in my post,
You have done it so much better...I'm a lazy fart.
Originally posted by nigel1313
There a question I what to say if you can answer this. If we been told that it a planet
And it been named that planet. How do know it planet?? It could be anything...
Originally posted by jordanAKbramsen
I am almost completely convinced that it is "beetleguse" the brightest star in the sky. Why do i think its that?!
Because I have been watching this star for quite a while, imagine it orbiting behind the sun. By the time rises and sets 60 ish +20- times, the star will have made about one time around the sky.
Originally posted by jordanAKbramsen
I am almost completely convinced that it is "beetleguse" the brightest star in the sky. Why do i think its that?!
Because I have been watching this star for quite a while, imagine it orbiting behind the sun. By the time rises and sets 60 ish +20- times, the star will have made about one time around the sky.
Originally posted by SheopleNation
reply to post by DarkBringer
You didn't burst his bubble, or anyone elses for that matter. People have been saying it's Mercury since the start of this thread. Try reading it next time, that might help. ~$heopleNation
Originally posted by SheopleNation
reply to post by ngchunter
That was the point of my post guy. So what exactly did your brain not comprehend about that other than looking to start trouble for no reason whatsoever?
How about you participate in the discussion instead of being a troll? Put your ego away, and stick to the subject of the thread.
Your energy might be better directed towards that instead of trying to sway posters off topic just so you can pathetically attempt to get some self righteous kick off some fantasy power trip. LMAO! ~$heopleNation