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Below is a shot of Pluto and Charon from Hubble in 2006. I was wondering why the vertical and horizontal planes appear brighter in the same direction for both objects?
I thought the increased "twinkle" at perpendicular angles was normal effect from objects and didn't have any particular orientation. That made me think it was odd both these objects had the same orientation to their brighter “twinkle”. Is it something to do with the optics of a telescope?
Also, is there actual name for this effect, other than twinkle?
Link:http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/solar-system/pluto/2006/29/
I thought the increased "twinkle" at perpendicular angles was normal effect from objects and didn't have any particular orientation. That made me think it was odd both these objects had the same orientation to their brighter “twinkle”. Is it something to do with the optics of a telescope?
Also, is there actual name for this effect, other than twinkle?
Link:http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/solar-system/pluto/2006/29/