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Post by randomizer on Apr 18, 2012 20:00:15 GMT -5
Hi guys, first post, just registered... I took several pix of brilliant Venus last night around 10pm EST because it just looked so pretty - not a UFO hunter here by any means. I used 15 sec exposure and 1600 ISO - basically a Night Sky preset on my Lumix DMC-FZ47. When I was looking at pics on the computer I spotted something weird. See for yourselves. Only one picture has this object. 2 pix taken before have a very faint smudge of something below Venus and 2 pics taken after this image have a disc shaped object above Venus. No image processing was used, just crop... Anyone has any idea what this can be? It kinda freaked me out a bit yesterday.... Attachments:
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Post by carolyng on Apr 28, 2012 1:18:16 GMT -5
I really don't know what it is either but I have seen small black circular spots through my telescope when I used to star gaze. I did not know what they were but it did scare me a little because they were moving. There were about three and I did not even know what object I was looking at.
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Post by awmperry on Apr 28, 2012 7:30:42 GMT -5
The full picture and the pictures either side would be useful, to see it in context. Could you post them?
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Post by randomizer on May 3, 2012 19:51:47 GMT -5
The following 4 pictures are absolutely unedited but cropped because there's a size limit for uploads. Enjoy. Attachments:
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Post by randomizer on May 3, 2012 19:52:51 GMT -5
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Post by randomizer on May 3, 2012 19:53:15 GMT -5
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Post by randomizer on May 3, 2012 19:53:43 GMT -5
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Post by awmperry on May 4, 2012 6:31:20 GMT -5
Interesting. With a 15s exposure I'd say it's too clear to be a plane; were there any clouds, or perhaps any leaves or anything that you might not have noticed?
Definintely deserves some investigation, though - would be interesting to find out what it is.
EDIT: Have you reported it through the Report A Sighting function on the main MUFON site?
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Post by randomizer on May 4, 2012 19:57:34 GMT -5
Hey. It was the most clear and crisp, windless night, beautiful starry sky - that was the main reason I got the camera out. Nothings to obstruct a camera view.
I didn't report it through anything, just here. Plus, technically, I did not see it. I saw it after I loaded the pictures into my laptop, which happened within 5-10 minutes after I took the pictures. Doesn't pic #3 look like a classic disk shaped cartoon UFO 'though? It even looks domed and with a warmer coloration in the middle. I have no explanation. It is definitely not anything I expected to see that night.
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Post by awmperry on May 5, 2012 11:17:10 GMT -5
Did you take the pictures through a window or anything? Can you rule out a blimp, lenticular cloud or similar?
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Post by randomizer on May 9, 2012 14:10:21 GMT -5
Not a blimp, not a cloud, plane, bug, fireworks, lens smudge, etc. Can't rule out Superman though.
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Post by batman50 on May 20, 2012 20:37:20 GMT -5
could be sattilite
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Post by awmperry on May 21, 2012 3:18:07 GMT -5
Could be... Randomizer, could you post the full-size picture of #2 with whatever photographic details you have?
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Post by randomizer on Jun 4, 2012 17:41:25 GMT -5
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Post by skywalker on Jun 5, 2012 9:16:59 GMT -5
How long did it take for you to take all four pictures? Did you just take them one after the other or did a little bit of time elapse in between the photos?
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