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  1. 2007-Sep-26, 12:48 PM #1
    John Kierein
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    Why does it curve?

    If this SOHO Coronagraph is showing debris, why does it curve? What causes this? Is it an instrument artifact or could it be a passing object?

    http://soho.nascom.nasa.gov/data/rea...25_1942_c3.gif
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    Quote Originally Posted by John Kierein View Post
    If this SOHO Coronagraph is showing debris, why does it curve? What causes this? Is it an instrument artifact or could it be a passing object?

    http://soho.nascom.nasa.gov/data/rea...25_1942_c3.gif
    If you are referring to that curved streak in the upper left, I would guess an instrumental artifact.
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