Something strange on Google Sky (-13.428176° -80.092935°)

So a friend sent me these following coordinates to check something out in 'Google Sky'.

-13.428176° -80.092935°

No idea what it could be so i came to where i know people will come up with some sort of answer

seen many of them all over google sky.
it's not the mothership

i was thinking it had something to do with the mapping software or w/e that stuff is

It's a telescope artifact.

ie. reflection of light off the telescope mirror(s)

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It's a blue M+M.........

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any chance of a screen shot? I have no idea what your looking at there

Man you shouldnt even bother talking about nibiru on ats,,,judging bye their comments there are some very UN well read people on here,,, no one knows for a fact if it exists or not,,,so if anyone says its not real then they are ignorant,,unless they say "in my opinion" its not real

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Dang! "Recently Awaken" beat me to it! Stupid screencap bugware...

He's referring to this:

[atsimg]http://files.abovetopsecret.com/images/member/9edf60aae43e.jpg[/atsimg]

It is, indeed a telescope artifact. In a normal camera it's called lense flare. Most professional telescopes don't have lenses, but they can still pick up a stray reflection if something bright is shining into the tube from off axis.

In this case, if you zoom-out you'll find that Sirius (the brightest star in the sky) is nearby at about the 7-o'clock position:

[atsimg]http://files.abovetopsecret.com/images/member/34e3b0e48058.jpg[/atsimg]

This lines-up perfectly with the short-axis of the artifact, and is thus most likely its cause.