2MASS 1.66 imaging artifact or something else?
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by brewatl
Is the "spike" going top left to down right in the 2MASS 1.66 image an artifact of the telescope or imager? Or something else interesting?
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by lrebull scientist, translator, admin
I think it's just random noise in the background. You can see that the brightness of the 'spike' is about as bright as the other mottles in the background.
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