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Jump to first unread post. Pages: 1 Bernefjell Tourist Reged: 08/22/07 Posts: 2 What's this? A satellite? Reflection?       #980748 - 08/22/07 12:14 PM View in Google Earth (445 downloads) Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   Latitude: -13.4198° Longitude: -80.1436° Post Extras:       AlbertoConti Tourist Reged: 06/22/07 Posts: 27 Loc: Baltimore, MD Re: What's this? A satellite? Reflection? [Re: Bernefjell]       #980762 - 08/22/07 12:27 PM Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   Hi, this is actually a ghost image of Sirius, the bright star neaby! Learn more about ghost images here: http://www.answers.com/topic/ghosting-identity-theft?cat=technology Carol Christian and Alberto Conti GoogleSky Team at STScI http://hubblesite.org/explore_astronomy/gsky/ -------------------- Dr. Alberto Conti Space Telescope Science Institute Post Extras:       gourdgem First Post Reged: 09/04/07 Posts: 1 Re: What's this? A satellite? Reflection? [Re: AlbertoConti]       #992710 - 09/04/07 09:46 PM Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply   HI Im new to this and may not know all I should but why is Sirius A covered with a yellow blotch? And by the way, why cant I fly up close to our planets like I can to a bunch of bright stars? All I get is an option to take a tour.. And if that blue thing is a ghost image, whatever that means, why and what are the lines for?? thanks Post Extras:       Pages: 1

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