NZ Astronomer debunks Marshall Masters: There is no brown dwarf star (“Planet X”) in our solar system
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New Zealand
astronomer David Greg deconstructs claim that photo taken from airliner on
flight from El Salvador to Peru is Brown Dwarf star system
Alleged Brown
Dwarf star system image shown to be camera flares
Planet X”
researcher Marshall Masters and team’s claims are refuted beyond a reasonable
doubt
Astronomer states
Comet ISON is a normal comet, with no anticipated “catastrophic effects”
By Alfred
Lambremont Webre, JD, MEd
VANCOUVER, BC – In
an in-depth ExopoliticsTV interview with Alfred Lambremont Webre, New Zealand
astronomer David Greg has refuted beyond a reasonable doubt the claims made by
“Planet X” researcher Marshall Masters and his team that the Brown Dwarf star
system is in our inner solar system and on a trajectory for a cataclysmic flyby
of Earth in the 2015-16 timeframe.
Based on his
research shown in the interview, Mr. Greg states, “There is no brown dwarf star
in our solar system.” Mr. Greg continues, “The nearest known brown dwarf is 6.5 light years away,
further away than our nearest ‘other’ star most commonly know as ‘Alpha
Centauri’ (Rigel Kentaurus), which is
4.3 light years away. If a brown dwarf were within our solar system, it
would certainly reflect visible light from the Sun and would be at least as
easily visible in the sky as Saturn or Mars. If it were within our inner
solar system (within the orbit of Mars), it would be unmistakable.
Again, brown dwarfs are only ‘invisible’ to us in visible light because of their
vast distance away from our Sun.”
David
Greg concludes, “From my analysis of Jorge Urena’s photos in Marshall Master’s
video, I can conclude without any doubt that the “orbs” of light in the photo
at 1829 hours can not possibly be Venus and Jupiter, as they are too close to
the Sun and the position of Mercury is wrong. I am satisfied that Jorge
Urena did in fact photograph the planetary conjunction at 2000 hours, but
Marshall Masters’ ‘Planet X’ object” is not a real object, it is just a type of
lens flare.”
David
Greg has provided a written summary of his analysis in the ExopoliticsTV
interview as follows
Summary Statement by
Astronomer David Greg
I
have carefully analyzed the photos taken by Jorge Urena, in Marshall Masters’
video “Planet X System Observations and Orbital Analysis".
Marshall
Masters' video "Planet X System Observations and Orbital Analysis"
(By
"Your Own World Books" / Marshall Masters)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9szmVIqhV8
There
are two key images presented in Marshall Masters’ video, the photo taken at
2000 hours of a planetary conjunction, and a second photo, taken earlier at
1829 hours, which supposedly shows “Planet X” (a brown dwarf).
The
photo of the planetary conjunction taken by Jorge Urena from an aircraft at
37,000 feet between El Salvador and Lima, Peru at 2000 hours is used as “proof”
to verify the earlier images, in particular the image at 1829 hrs, which
Marshall Masters claims is “The first visible light non-governmental
observation of the Planet X System Brown Dwarf sun”
I
examined all of these images carefully and checked the positions of the planets
Mercury, Venus and Jupiter, relative to the Sun, using StarryNight Pro 6
astronomy software – the same astronomy software used by Marshall Masters in
his video.
Although
Jorge Urena’s photo taken at 2000 hours certainly does appear to be the
conjunction of Mercury, Venus and Jupiter, the other images presented do not
match the planets’ actual positions and are nothing more than lens flare and/or
internal lens reflections typical of iPhone type cameras, but in this case,
likely caused by reflections and refraction of the bright sunlight though the
double layer Perspex windows in the aircraft cabin.
In the
genuine image of the planetary conjunction (2000 hrs.), overlaid in StarryNight
Pro, we can see that there is approximately 1.25 degrees of angular separation
between Venus and Jupiter, and there is approx. 15.75 degrees angular
separation between Venus and the Sun. However, using the distance between
the two orbs of light in the photo at 1829 hrs, we can see that the distance
from Venus to the Sun is far too short. Since the known angular
separation between Jupiter and Venus was about 1.25 degrees, we can estimate
the angular separation between Venus and the Sun (in the photo at 1829) as
being approximately 2.5 degrees, however we know that the Sun was much further
away than that, at about 15.75 degrees angular separation. So the photo
at 1829 hours cannot possibly show Venus and Jupiter.
Further,
if we check the actual positions of Mercury, Venus and Jupiter in StarryNight
Pro, we see that “Mercury” was not in the correct position in the photo at
1829. Mercury should have been some distance to the right of where
Masters indicated it to be. This is further proof that the “orbs” of
light in the critical image (1829 hrs.) cannot possibly be Jupiter and Venus as
claimed by Masters.
Solar Halo
Another
consideration is the solar halo that we see in several of the photos. A
solar halo is 22 degrees from the Sun. This is due to the angle of
refraction of the sunlight as it passes through the hexagonal shaped ice
crystals in the cold upper atmosphere. This gives us another useful tool
to judge the “distance” or angular separation between the two orbs of light and
the Sun. Since the radius of the solar halo is 22 degrees from the Sun, we can
see that the orbs of light are only a few degrees away from the Sun, instead of
about 15.75 degrees - as they should be if they were in fact Jupiter and Venus.
Although
it is possible to take photos of Venus during the daytime, it is not possible
to do this when Venus is next to the Sun. There is no way that Jorge
Urena would have been able to photograph Mercury, Venus, Jupiter AND the Sun in
the same image. The photo taken at 2000 hours was taken when the Sun had
set and was by then several degrees below the horizon. By this time,
there would be no difficulty taking a clear image of the conjunction of
Mercury, Venus and Jupiter with a reasonable quality camera and especially at
such an altitude (37,000 feet or 11.2 km).
The
orbs of light in image 1829 are caused by the bright sunlight being reflected
and refracted by the double layer Perspex aircraft cabin windows. As
mentioned above, this phenomenon is common with iPhone type cameras and
similar. Many photos and videos which supposedly show a “second Sun” or
“Nibiru / Planet X” have been taken with such devices, however when checked
using a simple technique I call the “finger test”, they are always shown to be
internal lens reflections (different to ordinary lens flares, which tend to
move around as the camera is moved). The method is to place ones’ finger
directly between the Sun and the camera lens. If the “object” suddenly
disappears, it is obviously a reflection and not a real object. The
second test is to place ones’ finger directly between the apparent “object” and
the camera lens. If the “object” then appears to be superimposed over the
photographer’s finger, then again it is clearly a lens reflection and not a
real object.
The
"finger test" which demonstrates how to test if an apparent object
next to the Sun is a real object or just an internal lens reflection / lens
flare:
1. "NIBIRU
2013" by tatooinetrooper:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APVN8a-kjs8
2. "Nibiru
Debunked" by DanDareJump94:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4HrjmOeSjk
3. "Nibiru
Exposed" by Roelof van der Zwaag
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsTuQteLHAA
and
this final video explains what actually causes internal lens reflections in
cameras (skip ahead to 5 minutes if you are impatient):
4. "Two
Suns Demystified Forever in HD" by LCARS43278:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFfJh9CnI3c
The Gamma Test incorrectly
used by Marshall Masters
The
“gamma” test used by Marshall Masters in his video is completely incorrect as
he is using the gamma levels to indicate heat, when it has nothing to do with
heat and everything to do with brightness and contrast. Using the other
photos taken by Jorge Urena, we can easily demonstrate that even obvious lens
flares and the leading edge of the aircraft’s wing (brightly illuminated by the
Sun), still show up brightly when the gamma level is reduced to almost zero.
The leading edge of the wing would in fact be very cold at 37,000 feet
altitude.
Marshall
Masters used his “gamma test” to suggest that his mystery object next to the
Sun was in fact hotter than Venus (and Jupiter) as it was still very bright at
a gamma level of “zero”. Venus is in fact the hottest planet in our solar
system, even hotter than Mercury, which is closest to the Sun. Unlike
Venus, Mercury has no atmosphere to trap the heat. Marshall Masters
“gamma test” would have us believe that his mystery object (Planet X) is hotter
than Venus – even though he claims it is twice the distance from the Sun as
Jupiter. This is a ridiculous suggestion.
Common Myth About Brown Dwarfs
I
would like to dispel a common myth about brown dwarfs. There is a common
misconception that brown dwarfs can only been imaged in infrared spectrum and
not in visible light. This is certainly true for brown dwarfs that our
outside our solar system, as they are too far away from our Sun to reflect
visible light. The nearest known brown dwarf is 6.5 light years away,
further away than our nearest “other” star most commonly know as “Alpha
Centauri” (Rigel Kentaurus), which is 4.3 light years away. If a brown
dwarf were within our solar system, it would certainly reflect visible light
from the Sun and would be at least as easily visible in the sky as Saturn or
Mars. If it were within our inner solar system (within the orbit of
Mars), it would be unmistakable. Again, brown dwarfs are only
‘invisible’ to us in visible light because of their vast distance away from our
Sun.
If
there were a brown dwarf, larger than Jupiter (as claimed by Marshall Masters)
within our solar system, it would perturb the orbits of the other planets. As
any astronomer with an automatic “goto” telescope will attest, the planets are
right where they should be.
Visibility of celestial
objects below the ecliptic
The
question of the visibility of objects “below the ecliptic” has often been
raised. I live in New Zealand, in the Southern Hemisphere and can see all
the way below the ecliptic, all the way down to the South Ecliptic Pole.
People in the Northern Hemisphere can also see well below the ecliptic
(such as the stars in the constellation Orion). If a brown dwarf were
below the ecliptic (and within our solar system), it would still be clearly
visible from most of the planet.
From
my analysis of Jorge Urena’s photos in Marshall Master’s video, I can conclude
without any doubt that the “orbs” of light in the photo at 1829 hours can not
possibly be Venus and Jupiter, as they are too close to the Sun and the
position of Mercury is wrong. I am satisfied that Jorge Urena did in fact
photograph the planetary conjunction at 2000 hours, but Marshall Masters’
“Planet X” object” is not a real object, it is just a type of lens flare.
END
OF SUMMARY BY DAVID GREG
References & Links
Marshall
Masters' video "Planet X System Observations and Orbital Analysis"
(By
"Your Own World Books" / Marshall Masters)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9szmVIqhV8
Finger
Test - The "finger test" which demonstrates how to test if an
apparent object next to the Sun is a real object or just an internal lens
reflection / lens flare:
"NIBIRU
2013" by tatooinetrooper:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APVN8a-kjs8
"Nibiru
Debunked" by DanDareJump94:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4HrjmOeSjk
"Nibiru
Exposed" by Roelof van der Zwaag
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsTuQteLHAA
and
this final video explains what actually causes internal lens reflections in
cameras (skip ahead to 5 minutes if you are impatient):
"Two
Suns Demystified Forever in HD" by LCARS43278:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFfJh9CnI3c
Solar
Halos - 22-degree solar halos and 'sun dogs' explained:
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/atmos/halo22.html#c3
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/22%C2%B0_halo
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halo_(optical_phenomenon)
Comet
ISON Astronomy Live (messierhunter) explains parallax in the Comet ISON images:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuA_bgWzpVY
Astronomy
Live (messierhunter) YouTube Channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/messierhunter/videos
Dave
Greg's Facebook discussion page:
"Voices
Of Reason To Explain X - VORTEX"
https://www.facebook.com/groups/308068512539861/
Dave
Greg's YouTube Channel "dazzathecameraman":
http://www.youtube.com/user/dazzathecameraman/videos
Dave
Greg's personal Facebook profile:
https://www.facebook.com/dave.greg1
Cosmophobia
Facebook Page:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/cosmophobia/
Cosmophobia
webpage:
http://www.cosmophobia.org/
NZ Astronomer debunks Marshall Masters: There is no brown dwarf star (“Planet X”) in our solar system
by Alfred Lambremont Webre
http://exopolitics.blogs.com/exopolitics/2013/09/nz-astronomer-there-is-no-brown-dwarf-star-planet-x-in-our-solar-system.html