What are those spooky reflections visible in the sky?

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lostinspace Send message Joined: 31 Aug 11 Posts: 8 Credit: 0 RAC: 0	Message 1189918 - Posted: 30 Jan 2012, 0:26:44 UTC Last modified: 30 Jan 2012, 0:27:53 UTC Hi! I came across a spooky reflection in the sky some time ago. Celestial co-ordinates are 07h 46 m 10s, +04 Deg, 29's. Since then I have been able to find several more of these spooky things at several locations in the sky. The bright sky Alpha Canis Minoris (Procyon) is located nearby, but it is apparently not a reflection from this star since there apparently are more of this things to be found. I have not been able to read about any explanation for what I am able to see here. Does anyone know and possibly could offer me an explanation to this phenomenon? If you possibly zoom in on the Arecibo Radio Telescope, which is located in Puerto Rico, one might get a feeling that there possibly might be some similarities when it comes to these two different kinds of things. Any explanation is welcome. Thanks in advance! ID: 1189918 ·

John McLeod VII Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0	Message 1189948 - Posted: 30 Jan 2012, 1:32:08 UTC - in response to Message 1189918. Hi! I came across a spooky reflection in the sky some time ago. Celestial co-ordinates are 07h 46 m 10s, +04 Deg, 29's. Since then I have been able to find several more of these spooky things at several locations in the sky. The bright sky Alpha Canis Minoris (Procyon) is located nearby, but it is apparently not a reflection from this star since there apparently are more of this things to be found. I have not been able to read about any explanation for what I am able to see here. Does anyone know and possibly could offer me an explanation to this phenomenon? If you possibly zoom in on the Arecibo Radio Telescope, which is located in Puerto Rico, one might get a feeling that there possibly might be some similarities when it comes to these two different kinds of things. Any explanation is welcome. Thanks in advance! Gravitational lensing? BOINC WIKI ID: 1189948 ·

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