Graham_Ireland Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 Hey, I'm a newbie recently delved into the world of astrograohy. Tonight I was playing around with my DSLR to catch some moon and simple star shots and managed to catch the image attached. The bright light is the Moon head on with Mars visible slight above to the right...but the diamond shaped object is a mystery to me, hoping someone here can explain what it is. I saw this object pass over super fast, no signigicant tails either, I've looked up various satellites but can't confirm what it is - any insight would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoshHopk Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 Hi Graham, It looks like an lens flare to me; probably caused by scattered light coming from the bright moon. I'm not certain though, I'm sure others will share their insights. Josh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laudropb Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 Hello and a warm welcome to the SGL. Yes it looks like a lens flare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham_Ireland Posted December 23, 2020 Author Share Posted December 23, 2020 Thanks for the quick reply guys, great to be part of a huge learning pool of knowledge! I did something in the sky, nothing to do with the camera, that passed by super quick so I assumed this was caught in the camera. Anyway, I've a lot to learn but glad to be here, thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banjaxed Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Hi Graham, welcome to SGL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard ashbee Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Make sure you remove any UV/ Skylight filters which should help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Lloyd Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Hi Graham and welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Presland Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 Hi welcome to SGL from Pete in Bedfordshire 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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