Any idea what this is?

**Nuckle** · 03-01-14, 04:46 PM

So I was just messing around a while back while we were at the beach and I was trying to get some decent pictures of the moon. Never really got any good pictures but I did get some weird stuff. Below you will find some of those shots. Any idea what we have here?

**Option hunter** · 03-01-14, 04:51 PM

Attachment 12217

**moving-target** · 03-01-14, 05:25 PM

looks like reflection

**CivilWars** · 03-01-14, 05:30 PM

Aliens, it's always aliens.

**maximusboomus** · 03-01-14, 06:36 PM

Ghosting on your lens (multiple lenses inside the lens can give apparent flare when angled right) OR it could be caused by a speck of dirt on the sensor or I suspect in this case on the UV filter (or lens). They don't seem to alter shot to shot or I'd say you caught a shooting star (but they usually appear more linear). What exposure time did you give these frames? Did you turn off noise reduction? Those 2 can play havoc too.

**CleverGeek** · 03-01-14, 07:02 PM

Long exposure? Remember everything is moving (earth, stars, moon) so abnormalities when you are shooting the sky is normal. With the distance you are shooting them from, even a few seconds can make the difference of feet on an exposure.