Ufo

[Graham Sanders (Graham Sanders)]

While enjoying a few nights at the VICSOUTH Star Party at Little Desert Lodge I collected a strange event. The insert shows an object that appeared while setting up to image Andromeda, my thoughts are it is a fireball that entered the atmosphere straight at the lens, any thoughts on this event, people?

[FlashDrive (Poppy)]

My guess by looking at the 2nd Photo.....looks like a satellite....
A couple of ' little ' antenna's ' poking out at the top there.....maybe....

Flash.....

[Graham Sanders (Graham Sanders)]

the exposure was 120 seconds, so unlikely a satellite?

[brian nordstrom (As avatar)]

Good catch , what ever it is .
Brian.

[Kunama]

Hubble

[Larryp (Laurie)]

Looks man-made. A satellite or something

[FlashDrive (Poppy)]

Originally Posted by Larryp

Looks man-made. A satellite or something

.....that's what I reckon....

[nebulosity. (Jo)]

Cosmic ray hitting the sensor?

[Graham Sanders (Graham Sanders)]

I have sent a copy to the NASA website, perhaps they can identify and solve the mystery, cheers all

[LewisM]

Can you post a photo of the GX in total, and pointing out where on the frame it is please.

Odd little beastie - if it's Aliens, they have no aesthetic ability

[astroron (Ron)]

I see no times,scale,telescope,camera,ect ect.
Could you please enlighten us a little
Thanks
Cheers

[Graham Sanders (Graham Sanders)]

Canon 5D MKII on a polarie mount, 11pm on the 3rd of November, Little Desert Lodge Victoria. 120 second exposure @1600iso

[Graham Sanders (Graham Sanders)]

full image and location in sky, Andromeda was just out of the frame in the lower left corner.

[RB (Andrew)]

Graham the camera was bumped (either mirror slap or wind etc) initially during exposure and the brighter stars registered the vibration.

[matt34 (Matt)]

Originally Posted by RB

Graham the camera was bumped (either mirror slap or wind etc) initially during exposure and the brighter stars registered the vibration.

Looking at the full image I agree with Andrew, there looks to be a similiar pattern in the lower left of the frame as well on a white star.

[FlashDrive (Poppy)]

Originally Posted by matt34

Looking at the full image I agree with Andrew, there looks to be a similiar pattern in the lower left of the frame as well on a white star.

I reckon you blokes are right when you look at it from that perspective....
I had a similar thing happen to me earlier this year......I tried to photograph a passing aircraft ( night time )...and the ' nav ' lights made a similar distortion on the image with my camera.

Col......

[04Stefan07 (Stefan)]

Ooo a mystery I like it!

[Ric]

Graham, your going to have the conspiracy theorist's working overtime with this one.