[AZ-Observing] Re: NGC 1088 on the DSS

  • From: Bob Erdmann <bobe@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: az-observing@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2006 20:18:36 -0700

Ken,

They are plate defects.  They don't show on the 2nd generation DSS 
(DSS-II) at all.  You can also check these yourself at 
http://archive.eso.org/dss/dss/ .  Select DSS-2-Red from the drop down.

Hope this helps.

/Bob




Ken Reeves wrote:
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> 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.
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> They are obviously some sort of artifact, but does anyone have any idea what
> caused them (UFOs?).
>
> Ken Reeves
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