Hi, ken, They appear to be plate defects, although I've been fooled before. I looked at DSS-I and they are there. Let me check the DSS-II and see if they are there also. /Bob Ken Reeves wrote: > > > I was looking at various objects on the DSS, and there are two strange > "blobs" on the image with NGC 1088, one to the WSW and one to the SE, both > roughly 15' away. > > They are obviously some sort of artifact, but does anyone have any idea what > caused them (UFOs?). > > Ken Reeves > > -- > See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please > send personal replies to the author, not the list. > > > > -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list.