"Cousin Ricky" says in
ups.com:

wrote:
Isn't Post #1 just ever so slightly off-topic???????

Dang, i fell for it!

Don't know which of the crossposted newsgroups you posted from,
but we in sci.astro.amateur do deal with "ghosts" (i.e.,
spurious images), so the subject line is quite plausible.

I didn't know that spurious images could be friendly or unfreindly.
Maybe you are spending to much time on those high altitude
observatories. Try taking an oxygen tank with you next time.