strange "stripe'

• by marca

  Is the light blue "stripe" on the right side in WISE4-image an artefact? Or something else?

  Posted July 3, 2014 12:54 PM

• by voyager1682002 moderator

  Looks like contamination from a bright object.

  Posted July 3, 2014 2:30 PM

• by TED91 moderator

  Actually it's diffraction spike from nearby bright star

  

  Posted July 3, 2014 3:58 PM

• by voyager1682002 moderator

  An interesting read on artifacts - http://wise2.ipac.caltech.edu/docs/release/allsky/expsup/sec4_4g.html

  Posted July 4, 2014 8:39 AM

• by marca

  Thanks all! The read on artefacts is indeed interesting!

  Posted July 5, 2014 9:52 AM

• by marca

  thanks, it's indeed an interesting , good and helpful read

  Posted July 6, 2014 8:21 PM