Hubble Spots Mystery Object In Space

[bearack]

<p>This is a fairly old article (relatively speaking) but I was wondering if anything has ever come of this strange object seen by Hubble in September.</p><p>News article here.</p><p>If this has been addressed, my apologies and and if a mod can delete this post.</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><br /><img id="06322a8d-f18d-4ab1-8ea7-150275a4cb53" src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/6/14/06322a8d-f18d-4ab1-8ea7-150275a4cb53.Large.jpg" alt="blog post photo" /></p> </div>

 

[vogon13]

<p>&nbsp;</p><p>Just some speculation here;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>the article mentions micro-lensing does not seem to be the cause, but I am wondering if it still might be, but micro-lensing from a 'non-conventional' object.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Like maybe brown dwarfs in a binary relationship, with an orbital period similar to the observed sighting.&nbsp; Microlensing is usually assumed to be from an intervening object that can be modelled gravitationally as a point source.&nbsp; If one had a binary brown dwarf, you would have 2 'point sources' that would be changing their geometric configuration during the event.&nbsp; There would be some difficulty in modeling this event, the precise spacing, masses, orbital period, and inclination of the orbital plane would all be variables and sorting out the 'mess' would be very difficult.&nbsp; I note a symmetry in the duration of the brightening and dimming of the event, and I presume the slopes of those respective curves are irregular (from the article) so something 'adjusting' the rate of the micro-lensing is implied, and a binary brown dwarf system (with the variables above) would be a possibility.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#ff0000"><strong>TPTB went to Dallas and all I got was Plucked !!</strong></font></p><p><font color="#339966"><strong>So many people, so few recipes !!</strong></font></p><p><font color="#0000ff"><strong>Let's clean up this stinkhole !!</strong></font> </p> </div>

 

[a_lost_packet_]

<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>This is a fairly old article (relatively speaking) but I was wondering if anything has ever come of this strange object seen by Hubble in September.News article here.If this has been addressed, my apologies and and if a mod can delete this post. Posted by bearack</DIV></p><p>I had forgotten about that.&nbsp; I'd definitely like to know if anyone has figured out what this was.&nbsp; According to the paper, it was visible for several months.&nbsp; The paper also theorizes it could be an outburst from a white dwarf but the later spectrum doesn't fit the norm.</p><p>Maybe it's "the signal" we've been waiting for? </p><p>"I'm a chargin my laser.." </p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <font size="1">I put on my robe and wizard hat...</font> </div>

 

[CometPhoenix]

Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>This is a fairly old article (relatively speaking) but I was wondering if anything has ever come of this strange object seen by Hubble in September.News article here.If this has been addressed, my apologies and and if a mod can delete this post. <br />Posted by bearack</DIV><br /><br />The first thing that came to my mind was another "Comet Holmes" incident, but on a much larger scale. But they should've been able to detect if it was a comet with the spectrograph, right? <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <font color="#0000ff"><p style="margin-top:0in;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3" color="#0000ff">What ever happens, happens/</font><font face="Times New Roman"><font color="#0000ff"><font size="3">Just call me Phoenix</font></font></font></p></font> </div>

 

[derekmcd]

<p>Here's a paper offering four different scenarios:</p><p>http://arxiv.org/abs/0812.1402</p><p>It hasn't been accepted for publication yet, so take it for what it's worth. </p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <div> </div><br /><div><span style="color:#0000ff" class="Apple-style-span">"If something's hard to do, then it's not worth doing." - Homer Simpson</span></div> </div>

 

[a_lost_packet_]

<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Here's a paper offering four different scenarios:http://arxiv.org/abs/0812.1402It hasn't been accepted for publication yet, so take it for what it's worth. <br /> Posted by derekmcd</DIV></p><p><whew></p><p>No UFO=ETI hypothesis in that one.&nbsp; Thank goodness. </p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <font size="1">I put on my robe and wizard hat...</font> </div>

 

[bearack]

<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Here's a paper offering four different scenarios:http://arxiv.org/abs/0812.1402It hasn't been accepted for publication yet, so take it for what it's worth. <br />Posted by derekmcd</DIV><br /><br />Thanks for finding the scenarios!&nbsp; It's very intriguing to me to see if we ever can narrow down a more reasonable possibility.</p><p>I wonder how the JWST would have viewed this mysterious object and if we would have had a more reasonable explanation with it in service.</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><br /><img id="06322a8d-f18d-4ab1-8ea7-150275a4cb53" src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/6/14/06322a8d-f18d-4ab1-8ea7-150275a4cb53.Large.jpg" alt="blog post photo" /></p> </div>

 

[vogon13]

<p>&nbsp;</p><p>With the narrow field of view, and wide range of exposure times of HST, can this phenomena really be very rare ??&nbsp; I mean, the odds of just happening to notice something that 'weird' implies the 'weirdness' ain't all that rare, or we would not know of it.&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;No ??</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#ff0000"><strong>TPTB went to Dallas and all I got was Plucked !!</strong></font></p><p><font color="#339966"><strong>So many people, so few recipes !!</strong></font></p><p><font color="#0000ff"><strong>Let's clean up this stinkhole !!</strong></font> </p> </div>

 

[weeman]

Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'><whew>No UFO=ETI hypothesis in that one.&nbsp; Thank goodness. <br />Posted by a_lost_packet_</DIV><br /><br />I also found that surprising. That's usually the first thing scrutinized in these situations <img src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/content/scripts/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-smile.gif" border="0" alt="Smile" title="Smile" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p> </p><p><strong><font color="#ff0000">Techies: We do it in the dark. </font></strong></p><p><font color="#0000ff"><strong>"Put your hand on a stove for a minute and it seems like an hour. Sit with that special girl for an hour and it seems like a minute. That's relativity.</strong><strong>" -Albert Einstein </strong></font></p> </div>