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Texas State video and spectra from the viewing area, 2008

RecordingNot freely licensed (journal article)May–June 2008
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Video, logged bearings and CCD spectra of candidate lights from a Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope over 20 nights in May and June 2008; examples, including headlight spectra, appear in the published paper.

Karl D. Stephan, Sagar Ghimire, William A. Stapleton and James Bunnell, 2008. Not freely licensed (journal article)

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Figures in the published paperKarl D. Stephan, Sagar Ghimire, William A. Stapleton and James Bunnell · doi.org · 2008 · Not freely licensed (journal article)Primary source: Spectroscopy applied to observations of terrestrial light sources of uncertain origin2 steps from the original

Where it was made

San AntonioCiudad JuárezOdessaSan AngeloNuevo Casas GrandesDel RioOjinaga1Marfa Lights Viewing Area200 kmCiudad JuárezChihuahuaPiedras NegrasAbilene1200 km

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Texas State video and spectra from the viewing area, 2008 [Artifact ART0DCNZMQBWNB9]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0DCNZMQBWNB9
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