"Romulan Warships"




Telescope CTIO 4m
Date 5/14/1996
Instrument BTC
Filter R
Exposure
Time

300 s

Problem:

These features are stray reflections. They are due to a part of the prime focus cage that was not properly baffled. They appear when a bright star off the edge of the field reflects off a metal plate onto the camera. The wavy parts are due to the machining grooves in the metal plate.

Fix:

A new baffle was inserted into the prime focus cage.

Similar long reflection

Large blob

Comet-like

Scattered Light

Bright Streak

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