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mstewart1409

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What is this?
« on: April 19, 2010, 08:23:54 pm »

Kalebats

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Re: What is this?
« Reply #1 on: April 19, 2010, 08:37:10 pm »
What is this odd thing?  ???



http://cas.sdss.org/stripe82/en/tools/explore/obj.asp?id=8647475121426989128

Hello mstewart1409, 
Welcome to the zoo  :)
What you see there is a satellite trail   ;D
here is another example:


Happy hunting  ;D
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Re: What is this?
« Reply #2 on: April 19, 2010, 08:43:02 pm »
Hi mstewart1409
yup, satellite trail !
Welcome to the Zoo !  ;D

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Re: What is this?
« Reply #3 on: April 19, 2010, 08:44:29 pm »
Hi mstewart1409, welcome from me too ;)

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Re: What is this?
« Reply #4 on: April 19, 2010, 08:46:07 pm »
you could check this thread to see some other things you might encounter  :D
http://www.galaxyzooforum.org/index.php?topic=272043.0
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Re: What is this?
« Reply #5 on: April 19, 2010, 11:28:34 pm »
What is this odd thing?  ???



http://cas.sdss.org/stripe82/en/tools/explore/obj.asp?id=8647475121426989128

Hello Mstewart1409 and welcome to the Zoo  :D  It's a satellite trail as my fellow zooites told you before me, we call it "cosmic bamboo".  ;D
Happy hunting!  ;D

 *and find lots of asteroids  ;D

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