“Are the dust clouds energized dark matter? Highly energetic interactions with dark matter might produce such patterns. “Dust” may be a misnomer…”

Could we be seeing this effect as if somebody threw a “bucket” of flour over the scene’ a la the movie-makers’ device in stories to make the Invisible Man actually visible? Could there be a natural effect employing interacting wavelengths of certain light, differentiating densities in any matter surrounding the object being studied?

I think I am being reminded of the Kerolian (?) effect from the 70 – 80s in pop literature with the so-called halo around objects and only visible in certain conditions and needed a photograph to show it. The scammers and fraudsters probably made a few bucks from it at least. But I’m not suggesting anything scammy here, but the “patterns” produced are reminiscent.

Ivan.

www7.nationalacademies.org/ssb/rationale_goals_civil_space.html

Given the discoveries of Hubble, Spitzer and other space-based observatories, it is always good to point out the benefits of these investments as this group prepares its report.