Jan 16, 2012 16:29 | #1 I was at my parents house in Jersey yesterday and took this shot on their deck around 7pm...  After taking the shot I zoomed in on a bright star, the one in the center of the frame. I found this strange "s"curved shaped line. It looks like it's heading up. Could this be a plane? Never seen anything like this. Here's a closer crop...  and 100% crop  Thanks guys! Chris
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Numenorean Cream of the Crop 5,013 posts Likes: 28 Joined Feb 2011 More info | Jan 16, 2012 16:33 | #2 |
ToddLambert I don't like titles  More info | Jan 16, 2012 16:38 | #4 I would guess meteorite. It's biggest on top, and then slender at the bottom, which means it was petering out as it descended. The path is curious though...
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troypiggo Goldmember  4,743 posts Likes: 172 Joined Jun 2007 Location: Brisbane, AUSTRALIA More info | Jan 16, 2012 17:11 | #5 Don't cosmic rays have odd paths like that sometimes? It's the longest one I've seen, though. "Interesting. You're afraid of insects and women. Ladybugs must render you catatonic." - Sheldon
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Thanks guys! Keep the suggestions coming! I have never seen anything like this. Here's the very next frame. Took it about 5 mins after the above shot. The "s" curve is gone. I move the camera though  Chris
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LizardBrained Member  53 posts Joined Feb 2011 More info | Jan 16, 2012 20:32 | #7 That's pretty wild looking, hopefully someone has an answer as to what it is. 60D ~ 85mm 1.8 ~ 50mm 2.5 Macro ~ Sigma 70-300 APO ~ EF-S 18-55mm
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ToddLambert I don't like titles More info | Jan 16, 2012 20:53 | #8 LizardBrained wrote in post #13716379  That's pretty wild looking, hopefully someone has an answer as to what it is. Oh the govt does... they just won't tell anything.
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socalrailfan Goldmember  1,475 posts Likes: 44 Joined Jun 2008 Location: Riverside, CA More info | Jan 16, 2012 20:56 | #9 My vote = aliens! Nice shot. Dave - Riverside, CA PhotographersNature.com
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Firemike " lingering odor "  More info | Jan 16, 2012 21:05 | #10 The top one is wild, never saw anything like that before. Wonder if it is part of the Russian Mars-Phobos satellite that fell back to earth, last I heard they weren't exactly sure where it was going to crash, supposedly off the coast of Chile, but is was supposed to come back Sunday (yesterday)... Hmmmmmm Michael
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Jan 16, 2012 21:06 | #11 Awesome shot...........no idea what it is..........I will second Dave's vote. Ann Robinson
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legoman_iac Senior Member 308 posts Likes: 50 Joined Nov 2009 Location: Sydney More info | Jan 16, 2012 22:49 | #12 I'd say it's ... a bird, a plane or superman! 2x 50d: with 17-85mm f4-5.6, 100mm Macro USM, 50mm f1.8, 2x Sigma 30mm f1.4, 55-250mm (kit lens), Canon 100-400mm L, Tamron 200-400mm f5.6, Samyang 8mm. 480mm refactor with HEQ5. Home made beamsplitter stereo rig.
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mckinleypics Goldmember 1,809 posts Likes: 5 Joined Jan 2010 Location: Minnesota More info | Jan 16, 2012 23:15 | #13 That's a chupacabra. I hate them things. Dave
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troehr Goldmember 1,061 posts Likes: 482 Joined Dec 2010 Location: Chiang Rai, Thailand More info | Jan 17, 2012 00:14 | #14 Fire fly? High flying plane? Is the bright object a star or a planet? Does not look like a satellite path.
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low-1 Member 159 posts Likes: 45 Joined Mar 2011 More info | Jan 17, 2012 07:14 | #15 That last one is definitely a plane. The first ones, I'm not sure. Around the same time, I caught an image of what I believe was an Iridium 57 satellite flare, but it was a straight path.
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The bright star just below the center of the frame is the same star where the "s" curve started. 
