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: > > > 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.