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There's somewhat of a similarity between those polka dot aliens and the "Polkaroo" from a kids show called the Polka Dot Door - which was on TV (13 Sept '94) three days earlier.

That might be an artefact of the authors not being native English speakers, and some of the terminology they use having been adopted in decades and cultures that weren't so PC.

I've heard of pay-to-play journals, but this is not what I imagined.

Some people get published in peer-reviewed journals, others get published in the toy store. ;)

I've heard of pay-to-play journals, but this is not what I imagined.

That suggests that the questions should be about the witnesses rather than the the objects themselves. Don't discount the possibility of "bandwagon" sightings, the urge to be part of the crowd that makes people say "me too, I saw it" when all...

Inspired by the work of Ivo Busko (preprint: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2603.20407 and code repository: https://github.com/cuernodegazpacho/plateanalysis), I started experimenting with morphology-based filtering. See...

I've heard of pay-to-play journals, but this is not what I imagined.

I agree, and that is the point I was trying to make (although probably in a hamfisted and unclear way). The distribution of emulsion flaws was presumably random before the ones closest to the ecliptic were removed. I note that Villaroel says...

I’m 57 and doing well, though I have put my body through a fun life. Recuperation from physical activities takes a bit longer, and one isn’t as cute anymore. I’ve always thought Iran would be cool place to visit. I’ve wanted to go to Darband...

I'm 51. Yes its natural for metal faculties to drop off with age. IIRC I was reading something recently saying though not really until the 80s. (*) Early alzheimers perhaps o_O haha, Oh well. Iran is my #1 country to visit. Should go to the...

My uncle, who later served in the army in Belgium, was at home in Greenock when it was bombed. They missed what they thought were important shipbuilding sites, and reportedly my uncle stepped outside after the all-clear signal, saw the river of...

There has been a significant uptick in satellite reentries in the last couple years. More space launches than any time in history, more consistent disposal of top stages, a large number of temporary smallsat rideshares, and mega constellations...

I've never really considered there to be a "contrail season" here in the UK - they appear at any time of year as the air is almost always cold enough at cruising height here. So it's pretty much dependent on (a) whether there is enough humidity...

That suggests that the questions should be about the witnesses rather than the the objects themselves. Don't discount the possibility of "bandwagon" sightings, the urge to be part of the crowd that makes people say "me too, I saw it" when all...