What is this Blue Object?????? - Page 2

[1ponders] (Paul) · #21 25-10-2005, 11:54 PM

This is observational astronomy. Keep the spam out thanks.

h0ughy (David) · #22 25-10-2005, 11:57 PM

Tony

Not sure but I got the same thing in my shot too, apologies for the streaks, I dropped the bulb!

Edit: you can see the "blue" thing easily in the second shot

Striker (Tony) · #23 26-10-2005, 07:41 AM

Thanks Huffy...

I couldn't get out last night....was blowing gale force.

Please if anyone else can have a look....it turned up easily in my shots...only 2-4 second image at iso 800...just point it at formalhaut and you will get it.

Is that second picture include the bright star Formalhaut Dave...it hasn't moved too far then.

I'm calling it Striker's planetry until someone can tell me otherwise....lol

h0ughy (David) · #24 26-10-2005, 07:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Striker

Is that second picture include the bright star Formalhaut Dave...it hasn't moved too far then.

Yes Tony!

tornado33 · #25 26-10-2005, 08:46 AM

It could possibly be internal reflection, as it seems to be roughly equal distance from the center of the image as Formalhaut, though I couldnt be 100% sure
Scott

ving (David) · #26 26-10-2005, 09:26 AM

hi scott... it would seem tho that both tony nd david have the same internal reflection.

I am going to check it out on thursday if the weather permits... :fingerscrossed: <--we need that one!

tony, if you say it has moved it would sugest a comet rather than a planetary neb wouldnt it?

digitaljedi · #27 26-10-2005, 01:32 PM

Hi guys,

Looking at this and trying to figure it out. How far is the "blue" object from Fomalhaut in the image?

In my planetarium software, the helix nebula is within 10 deg of this star. Could it be that?

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #28 26-10-2005, 01:54 PM

Tony, it could be an Asteroid! Have a look at this link and you will see where all the asteroids are and how easy it would be to pick one up!!
http://cfa-www.harvard.edu/iau/lists/InnerPlot.html

Striker (Tony) · #29 26-10-2005, 02:31 PM

Jesus.....Ken....lol

Ving My planetry moves.

Until someone can tell me it's not Striker's Planetry that moves I'm sticking with it...lol

Chris...its not the helix nebula...that's about another 10 frames away and is way to dark to appear in such a short exposure...I wish it was as the helix took me ages to find.

ving (David) · #30 26-10-2005, 02:35 PM

i still say its a comet tony. it moves so its not a planetary

ken, i havent seen manys ateriods but i have seen some. they were all white in the eyepiece and didnt have a faint blue halos around them like this.

atalas · #31 26-10-2005, 06:03 PM

Yes David,but that's at the eyepiece could be a different matter imaged in a digital camera !

atalas · #32 26-10-2005, 06:21 PM

Ok Tony,try this on for size ..... Minor Planet- 2000 HY83.... at the moment It is 22.34' from Fomalthaut -NE , RA: 22h58m50" Dec: -29*15"49"
or
1999 CX1- at 55'.56" west from Fomalhaut
RA: 22h54m25" Dec: -29*04"14"

h0ughy (David) · #33 26-10-2005, 06:55 PM

clear skies here now, try again tonight, anyone else trying for this???

Striker (Tony) · #34 26-10-2005, 07:05 PM

cloudy here again tonight.

Minor planet...I dont understand....what happened to my moving planetry.

ballaratdragons (Ken) · #35 26-10-2005, 09:14 PM

It's one of those dots on the 'inner solar system map' I showed you. It's an Asteroid Minor Planet thingy.
It's got to be, there is nothing else showing up on any sky maps.

h0ughy (David) · #36 26-10-2005, 10:15 PM

nothing was there, no planets, no asteriods, no satellites, just some internal reflection of some type. I have just done an extensive search thought Starry night Pro and matched the star patterns to the photo and there is nothing there.

atalas · #37 26-10-2005, 10:37 PM

Houghy how long was your shots ? the asteroids I metioned are 16th and 17th mag !
and they would of move from the co-ordinates I gave early on .

acropolite (Phil) · #38 26-10-2005, 10:38 PM

I don't believe it's an internal reflection, I have images with internal reflections and they sure don't look like that. It's not a pixel problem either otherwise it would be in the same place on the image each time.

h0ughy (David) · #39 26-10-2005, 10:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by atalas

Houghy how long was your shots ? the asteroids I metioned are 16th and 17th mag !
and they would of move from the co-ordinates I gave early on .

the second and closer one is 98.6 seconds iso 400 the first one is 135.9 seconds iso 400

beren · #40 26-10-2005, 10:44 PM

Still think Houghys idea is correct , i sometimes get these blue UFOs on frames but mostly with my 2 zoom lenses ....