LinkBack URL
About LinkBacks
Reply With QuoteLens flare. It is a reflection of the sun within the lens of the camera. Lens flare is common when shooting into the sun. It is so bright that even the best coatings cannot prevent reflections.
Welcome to the forum.
Welcome to the Astronomy Forums | Telescope Forums & Reviews | Astronomy Community.. Please login below or register now.
This Advertising is Not Shown to Active Posters -Why not post an observing report, answer a question, joke in the off topic forum now to remove this ad?
Results 1 to 8 of 8
- 08-01-2012, 12:58 PM #1
White Dwarf
Achievements:
- Join Date
- Aug 2012
- Location
- Little Thetford, Cambridgeshire, UK
- Posts
- 4
- Points
- 93
- Level
- 1
- Thanks
- 10
- Thanked 0x 0 Posts
- Downloads
- 0
- Uploads
- 0
Please identify object or artefact
Hi. I am so sorry to ask such a really dumb question in what appears to be an intelligent and serious forum. I am curious about an object (or artefact) that has appeared in a recent photograph I took and would like to try and identify that object (or artefact). The photo was taken with an iPhone 4s on 30/7/2012 at 20:17:38 BST. There is an object above the sun that I am trying to identify. I used the app GoSkyWatch earlier today and set the date and time to 30/7/2012 at 20:17:38 without being able to identify the object. I even tried setting the GoSkyWatch time to 30/7/2012 at 19:17:38 thinking GoSkyWatch might be set to GMT. I therefore think it is a photographic artefact. Can someone help please?
The image: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-P...HVwcW1XS0VGcVU
GoSkyWatch screen capture: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-P...zNRdElIWEtDSE0
Thank you in advance
John McCullough (grytr) on about.me
I have inserted the full linked urls in a spirit of openness in this, my first post to this forum.
Please note. Intelligent responses may be linked to from my Facebook account
- 08-01-2012, 06:32 PM #2
Moderator
Achievements:
Awards:
- Join Date
- Nov 2010
- Location
- Nova Scotia
- Posts
- 10,588
- Points
- 66,079
- Level
- 100
- Thanks
- 2,971
- Thanked 7,054x 4,318 Posts
- Blog Entries
- 2
- Downloads
- 2
- Uploads
- 0
Re: Please identify object or artefact
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
Main: Orion 200mm f/4 Newtonian Astrograph; HEQ5 pro; KWIQ/QHY5 guide scope; Televue Paracorr 2; Siebert 3x Telecentric Barlow
Imaging Cameras: ATIK 383L+, EFW2 filter wheel, Astrodon LRGB filters (waiting for a break in the clouds); Canon 350D (modified/Baader);
EPs: 27mm TeleVue Panoptic; 8-24mm Baader Hyperion Mk III Zoom; 15mm, 6mm Antares W70;
Other: Celestron C-90 (old orange tube); Celestron 20x80 binos;
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
-
The Following User Says Thank You to KeithBC For This Useful Post:
Grytr (08-01-2012)
- 08-01-2012, 06:34 PM #3
Super Moderator
Achievements:
- Join Date
- Jun 2010
- Location
- Quinlan, Texas
- Posts
- 10,507
- Points
- 52,443
- Level
- 100
- Thanks
- 6,373
- Thanked 4,966x 3,279 Posts
- Downloads
- 10
- Uploads
- 2
Re: Please identify object or artefact
Lens flare--
ETX 125PE, Stellarvue 80mm BV & Televue TelePod tripod, LX90 8" LNT, 10x50, 15x70mm binoculars, Stellarvue binoviewers, solar filters for all three telescopes. Ham radio call sign - W1XWX
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
TelescopeMan Blog Site
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
TelescopeMan RSS Link Audio-Video Podcasts
"If you can't explain it to a six year old, you don't understand it yourself.” - Albert Einstein
To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 5 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.
-
The Following User Says Thank You to Joe Lalumia For This Useful Post:
Grytr (08-01-2012)
- 08-01-2012, 07:12 PM #4
White Dwarf
Achievements:
- Join Date
- Aug 2012
- Location
- Little Thetford, Cambridgeshire, UK
- Posts
- 4
- Points
- 93
- Level
- 1
- Thanks
- 10
- Thanked 0x 0 Posts
- Downloads
- 0
- Uploads
- 0
Re: Please identify object or artefact
Lens flare it is then. Thank you so much for your rapid responses. So sorry to be so dumb.
- 08-06-2012, 11:59 AM #5
SUPER GIANT
Achievements:
- Join Date
- Jun 2011
- Location
- Leicestershire, UK.
- Posts
- 1,120
- Points
- 8,113
- Level
- 62
- Thanks
- 215
- Thanked 296x 259 Posts
- Downloads
- 0
- Uploads
- 0
Re: Please identify object or artefact
Even more interesting when you get it when photographing a bright planet as it makes you think you've picked up an alien space craft
Nikon 8x40 and Helios Apollo 7x50 binos; assorted other binos 7x35, 7x50, 10x50,12x50, 20x80 and mirror mount; Celestron Nexstar 4SE and 10" flextube dob; telrad; 8mm, 17mm, 24mm Baader hyperion EPs and 38mm 2" SWA Ostara EP. Images with a Panasonic GF1.
- 08-06-2012, 12:18 PM #6
HYPER GIANT
Achievements:
- Join Date
- Mar 2012
- Location
- Glasgow/Scotland
- Posts
- 3,097
- Points
- 9,929
- Level
- 68
- Thanks
- 149
- Thanked 595x 577 Posts
- Downloads
- 0
- Uploads
- 0
Re: Please identify object or artefact
Keith bc is probably right.the only other thing is the moon.
- 08-06-2012, 12:50 PM #7
Main Sequence
Achievements:
- Join Date
- Aug 2012
- Location
- Darlington
- Posts
- 98
- Points
- 1,155
- Level
- 19
- Thanks
- 10
- Thanked 17x 10 Posts
- Downloads
- 0
- Uploads
- 0
Re: Please identify object or artefact
Cant see any pics , I dont have google drive
- 08-06-2012, 12:54 PM #8
Main Sequence
Achievements:
- Join Date
- Mar 2012
- Location
- South Africa
- Posts
- 52
- Points
- 1,207
- Level
- 20
- Thanks
- 24
- Thanked 4x 4 Posts
- Downloads
- 0
- Uploads
- 0
Re: Please identify object or artefact
Same here!
Originally Posted by Cyclops 
Similar Threads
-
Please identify!
By Pareeeee in forum General Stargazing ForumReplies: 5Last Post: 10-24-2011, 01:33 PM -
Can you help me identify an object I have found on Google Sky?
By Rosieb in forum Astronomy Beginners ForumReplies: 14Last Post: 03-13-2011, 03:30 AM -
Artéfact dans l'oeil ?
By Jacques Lavau in forum Forum AstronomieReplies: 0Last Post: 05-29-2006, 10:10 AM -
Anyone help identify mystery object?
By roadrunner in forum UK Astronomy ForumReplies: 5Last Post: 08-17-2004, 06:07 PM -
Anyone help identify mystery object?
By roadrunner in forum General Astronomy ForumReplies: 6Last Post: 08-12-2004, 08:07 PM
