thanks, food for thought
if it were a reflection, would we expect the object to "replay" each day?
ie, move south to north, from point A to B each day, and then repeat tomorrow?
as you can see in the attachment, that isnt happening; the object is very slowly tracking north, not "replaying" each day
you'll also be able to see a shadow side to the right side of the object in the Jan pic, as the sun is at left, which is interesting
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Originally Posted by mental4astro
Yep. That it is tracking south to north points directly to an internal reflection (within the camera or the dome housing) says reflection as its movements are the opposite to those of the movement of the sun across the sky, just as all internal reflection (flares and spots) move.
Easy way to do this is point your camera in the direction of the sun. As it is so bright flares, and even spots, will appear. As you move the camera the reflections move with or opposite to the relative movement of the sun, just depending on the way the reflections have been created.
Don't forget that the sun is very prominent in the pictures. Reflections would be inevitable.
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