I saw this a few weeks ago

[longhairdfreak]

I was using a solar filter on a 3.1 inch refractor, and was taking pictures of sun spots and something came into view, moving pretty quickly. I could not see anything in the sky, and even used the solar lens on my digital cam to take six of the sky, and nothing. It only appeared in the telescope, and I assume it had decent distance. It moved constantly, so I know it wasnt something like a scratch on my lens. 2 pictures turned out relatively well, I wish I had beeter than a 3.1 inch scope. <br /><br /><br /><br />Shortly after I could not see it anymore, I imagine when it wasnt shadowing because of the sun it wasnt enough to show up, and I wasnt planning on looking that close to the sun without the solar lens, lol. I'm hoping I may have picked up a cpl decent pix of an asteroid.

 

[longhairdfreak]

here is the other photo

 

[3488]

It seems like a fault somewhere. If it was an asteroid, it would have been large enough to have been known before, unless you were extremely lucky. So I do not know!! <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080">"I suddenly noticed an anomaly to the left of Io, just off the rim of that world. It was extremely large with respect to the overall size of Io and crescent shaped. It seemed unbelievable that something that big had not been visible before".</font> <em><strong><font color="#000000">Linda Morabito </font></strong><font color="#800000">on discovering that the Jupiter moon Io was volcanically active. Friday 9th March 1979.</font></em></p><p><font size="1" color="#000080">http://www.launchphotography.com/</font><br /><br /><font size="1" color="#000080">http://anthmartian.googlepages.com/thisislandearth</font></p><p><font size="1" color="#000080">http://web.me.com/meridianijournal</font></p> </div>

 

[longhairdfreak]

That's what I thought for quite awhile too. Finally, I gave up and thought I'd post it. It would have to be bloody big to view so easily with a telescope of this size. But I can't think of anything else it could be. It could be a satelite I suppose, but that seems just as unlikely. It was crossing view from north to south from my perspective. Ionno. I'm hoping it was the lucky shot of my life.

 

[tom_hobbes]

That is freaky. The only possibility I can think of is that if it was a digital camera body on your telescope, perhaps there was some foreign body sliding down the sensor, but then again, if you could see it through the view finder, it couldn't be something on the CCD. Stumped. <br /><br />Date, location and time would probably be very useful. <img src="/images/icons/smile.gif" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font size="2" color="#339966"> I wish I could remember<br /> But my selective memory<br /> Won't let me</font><font size="2" color="#99cc00"> </font><font size="3" color="#339966"><font size="2">- </font></font><font size="1" color="#339966">Mark Oliver Everett</font></p><p> </p> </div>

 

[vogon13]

Object is seen in silhouette against the light scattered by the earth's atmosphere. <br /><br />It is not in space.<br /><br /><br /><br />Probably debris in the optics of your scope. Hold upside down over white paper and tap, see what falls out.<br /><br /><br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#ff0000"><strong>TPTB went to Dallas and all I got was Plucked !!</strong></font></p><p><font color="#339966"><strong>So many people, so few recipes !!</strong></font></p><p><font color="#0000ff"><strong>Let's clean up this stinkhole !!</strong></font> </p> </div>

 

[michaelmozina]

<blockquote><font class="small">In reply to:</font><hr /><p>Object is seen in silhouette against the light scattered by the earth's atmosphere.<br /><br />It is not in space.<p><hr /></p></p></blockquote><br /><br />Based on how far the object moved between shots, I'd be inclined to agree. <br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> It seems to be a natural consequence of our points of view to assume that the whole of space is filled with electrons and flying electric ions of all kinds. - Kristian Birkeland </div>

 

[3488]

It is definately something very local or related to your equipment. It is not in space as already said before, it can be seen siloueted against the daytime sky. <br /><br />Please state time & location of your observations. This may help. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080">"I suddenly noticed an anomaly to the left of Io, just off the rim of that world. It was extremely large with respect to the overall size of Io and crescent shaped. It seemed unbelievable that something that big had not been visible before".</font> <em><strong><font color="#000000">Linda Morabito </font></strong><font color="#800000">on discovering that the Jupiter moon Io was volcanically active. Friday 9th March 1979.</font></em></p><p><font size="1" color="#000080">http://www.launchphotography.com/</font><br /><br /><font size="1" color="#000080">http://anthmartian.googlepages.com/thisislandearth</font></p><p><font size="1" color="#000080">http://web.me.com/meridianijournal</font></p> </div>

 

[tom_hobbes]

Would something in the scope give such a sharp outline? I don't know. That's why I was thinking of a digital camera, if you have muck on the CCD it gives a sharp outline just like that. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font size="2" color="#339966"> I wish I could remember<br /> But my selective memory<br /> Won't let me</font><font size="2" color="#99cc00"> </font><font size="3" color="#339966"><font size="2">- </font></font><font size="1" color="#339966">Mark Oliver Everett</font></p><p> </p> </div>

 

[3488]

It does seem like something to do with the equipment used. Would it not show up in the viewfinder?? <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080">"I suddenly noticed an anomaly to the left of Io, just off the rim of that world. It was extremely large with respect to the overall size of Io and crescent shaped. It seemed unbelievable that something that big had not been visible before".</font> <em><strong><font color="#000000">Linda Morabito </font></strong><font color="#800000">on discovering that the Jupiter moon Io was volcanically active. Friday 9th March 1979.</font></em></p><p><font size="1" color="#000080">http://www.launchphotography.com/</font><br /><br /><font size="1" color="#000080">http://anthmartian.googlepages.com/thisislandearth</font></p><p><font size="1" color="#000080">http://web.me.com/meridianijournal</font></p> </div>

 

[alokmohan]

Faulty telephones are risky and they are common too.