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Originally Posted by Paulyman
Someone on Cloudy Nights just posted an image and noticed a smaller blue dot at the 5 O’clock position on their image.
https://www.cloudynights.com/topic/6.../#entry8997119
Am I imagining things or is it there (quite faint) to the left of the comet in your image?
Edit-I don’t mean the brighter star just to the left. You need to zoom in and it is quite faint and close to the comet. |
I see what you're looking at Paul but there are stars near to the comet which look similar magnitude to the one very close to it. The guy on CN looks to have used something a little longer focal length than my 135mm lens, so his resolution is so much better than mine. Also, he was tracking the comet, I had no tracking at all so I doubt I would have resolved it.
Another thing, if this guy on CN is from the Northern Hemisphere, I doubt both of us would be viewing it under night skies at the same time. The orientation of our images would be different if it were possible, so it is only a slim chance I have captured the same strange light near the comet.
Very interesting observation though Paul, it would be good to follow up if anyone else has seen this.