Artifacts in the XSC

T. Jarrett
updated: Oct 8, 2001

A small fraction of the XSC sources consist of artifacts associated with bright stars, meteor streaks, and image corruptions. The nature of these artifacts is summarized in the Artifacts section of the XSC documention.

Below is a gallery of typical artifacts encountered in the XSC:


Edge Flares



Bright Star Features



Stellar Proximity



Meteor Streak