Orange lines on Aladin lite

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the appearance of orange lines in the GAIA dataset while using Aladin Lite. Participants are curious about the nature of these lines and their implications for astronomical observations.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Technical explanation, Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • One participant notes the coordinates of a star near the orange lines and expresses curiosity about their origin.
  • Another participant suggests that the lines could be satellite tracks, although they express uncertainty about this identification.
  • A later reply indicates a possibility that the lines are cosmic artifacts caused by satellites or space debris passing through the telescope's field of view, but this is presented as a claim rather than a confirmed fact.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on the nature of the orange lines, with multiple competing views presented regarding their origin.

Contextual Notes

There is uncertainty regarding the identification of the orange lines, and the discussion includes assumptions about their potential causes without definitive conclusions.

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TL;DR
When browsing on Aladin Lite I saw these orange lines
So basically, I was looking at the stars in the GAIA dataset on Aladin Lite for a project and I saw these two orange lines:
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The coordinates of the star I was looking at that is right near these lines is RA 20 30 17.96 DEC +24 41 22.3
Anyone know what these lines are? I'm just curious, since I couldn't tell...

I have a feeling that an "Oh it's just that oops" moment is incoming...
 
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Satellite tracks?
There's one between them has no track.

I don't have a high confidence that this is what those are.
 
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hmm that would make sense I guess...
 
TensorCalculus said:
TL;DR Summary: When browsing on Aladin Lite I saw these orange lines

So basically, I was looking at the stars in the GAIA dataset on Aladin Lite for a project and I saw these two orange lines:
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The coordinates of the star I was looking at that is right near these lines is RA 20 30 17.96 DEC +24 41 22.3
Anyone know what these lines are? I'm just curious, since I couldn't tell...

I have a feeling that an "Oh it's just that oops" moment is incoming...
I’ve been told that these lines are cosmic artifacts captured by the telescope when a satellite or small piece of space debris passes through the field of view. They say they are not real lines, but…
 

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