Sub-second optical flashes would appear sharper and rounder than stars on long-exposure plates, so Hambly and Blair's profile measurements support, rather than refute, the transient interpretation of VASCO detections.
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On the Image Profiles of Transients in the Palomar Sky Survey
Sub-second optical flashes would appear sharper and rounder than stars on long-exposure plates, so Hambly and Blair's profile measurements support, rather than refute, the transient interpretation of VASCO detections.