Reflections In Window Cause Illusion In STS Shots
5-10-10

STS103 photos going around on the net supposedly show an enormous space ship beyond the Space Station looming in the blackness of space. Unfortunately, these are merely reflections on the window. Many people are seeing only one or two of the images without the benefit of seeing the series, which shows the large amount of reflection going on and the window edge. Thanks to Ben for sending the full set. Download the zip file of all the pics here. High resolution shots can be downloaded here.

Here are just a few of the images as example:

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Click Here to see larger version with Window edge

Images courtesy of Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center