[computermechanic]

The lack of any picture showing up on the internet makes me even more suspicious of obstruction (and others on FR as well, as I read).

Why has the photo been surgically removed from the internet if the photo were so obviously inconsequential?

I admit I've only read a little about this purple "Nikon artifact" stuff, but from what I've read so far, what seems to be in dispute about this artifact is the color not the presense or absense of features in the photo.

[Cold Heat]

artifact is the color not the presense or absense of features in the photo.

Yes, exactly.

If it were white lightning, it would not have gotten any attention, except to say the ship is resistant to such things.

There was radio comm throughout this period and there are no reports from the ship that indicate any concerns.

I would have thought that ground crews would have some indications as well.

What we do have is visuals of a chunk of foam hitting the leading edge of the wing on takeoff, then a gradual sequential failure event story that emanates from this specific area.

While the source of the interesting visuals from the ground in Cali are interesting, none of them seen to have any connection to the event sequence, except for reports of debris coming off the airframe.

Without a linkage to the colored lightning, or display, it remains as a isolated incident of interest. I don't think seeing the pictures would help at all. Which, is why I have not really been concerned about them. They do not fall into the event sequence in any way that I can see.

Systematic trouble shooting 101.