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Old 26-12-2011, 01:39 PM
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Time Lapse of Sun: What are these 'flying objects'?

On every Time lapse movie I have of the Sun, I get these bits of 'flying objects' zooming across the image.

http://vimeo.com/34189654

Could it be Space junk? It's not birds or insects that;s for sure!. Clear blue sky, no clouds. Skynyx 2-2M camera, Lunt ST80ST1800 scope on iOptron Mini Tower Pro mount.

What do think these 'UFO's are?
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Old 26-12-2011, 01:49 PM
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Actually they really are birds. I have .avi data with exactly the same interlopers. I quick look through a 8x50 finder ( slewing away from the sun first . ) confirmed the fact
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Old 26-12-2011, 02:01 PM
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Hi James
They look quite large from angular perspective - I suspect they are birds too.
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Old 26-12-2011, 02:12 PM
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I agree....birds, from the planet Coozbean...yepyepyepyep!!!
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Old 26-12-2011, 02:57 PM
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I'm pretty sure it is not birds or space junk, but rather, Scotch thistle seeds which blow in the wind at a great range of alititudes. They are also known as Santa clauses, which is quite topical this time of year
Look up near the sun in rural NSW, and I daresay, much of inland E Australia, with telescope or binoculars and you can see dozens to hundreds of them drift past the sun each minute. They are a huge distraction when looking for Venus in daytime near the sun.
Forward scattering makes them bright at near-sun angles, relative to the background blue sky, (but dark against the face of the sun) but not so bright further away from the sun.
They are generally out of focus in the video, the larger they are, the more out of focus, since they are at lower altitudes. If it really was space junk they would be in focus, if it was birds, you would see their shape, rather than the round diffuse fuzzballs in the video.
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Old 26-12-2011, 05:18 PM
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I saw a satellite cross the sun while I was looking at it the other day, it took about 6 seconds to cross the disc, and was in sharp focus. It was quite interesting, as you could see the shape of the satellite with bits sticking out the sides, prolly solar panels.

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