Comet Ison: Weird Anomaly

[flexy]

I am usually not spreading the nonsense I see at various conspiracy sites, but this one IS puzzling.

Go the official FITS astronomical image viewer at:

http://hla.stsci.edu/cgi-bin/displa...6w_v1&autoscale=&title=Ison+130430+WFC3+F606W

and zoom out 2 or so times to get comet ISON in view.

Now click on the "darker" button 2 - 3 times, zoom around a little. Look at the comet.

You get this:

Obviously it cannot be the scope's cross-hairs since they would not be surrounded by dust.

Imaging anomalies due to long exposure??? All the other stars etc. in the images look normal.

Dafuq is this?

 

[Tim]

I, for one, welcome our new iced overlords.

 

[dank69]

Those are the tail lights of a Cylon Raider. Nothing to worry about.

 

[Pocatello]

It's time to stock up on batteries. It's going to be a bumpy ride.

 

[mnewsham]

Interesting

 

[JulesMaximus]

Is this from an Earth based telescope or an orbiting telescope?

 

[ImpulsE69]

They added that in just to see if people were watching.

 

[Oceanas]

Is this from an Earth based telescope or an orbiting telescope?

It's from Wide Field Camera 3 on Hubble.

 

[JulesMaximus]

It's from Wide Field Camera 3 on Hubble.

Is it possible these are planets and the line is a result of a long exposure?

 

[Jodell88]

 

[Fritzo]

Whoa! Look at the latest image!

 

[Kadarin]

The Necromongers are coming here, apparently...