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• by Prothon

  hey guys, i found....Planet X ! have you seen this one ? and what is it ? thx

  Posted March 6, 2015 3:51 AM

• by ivywong scientist, admin

  The X that you see is an artefact from the processing. Similar to diffraction spikes that you see from a saturated star in an optical image, the `X' that you see here comes from the sidelobes of the strong source that you see in the middle.

  Sorry to say that this is not Planet X 😉

  Posted March 6, 2015 4:24 AM

• by JeanTate

  Also discussed in Science thread Mysterious X in IR

  Posted July 27, 2015 2:16 PM