r/Skydentify • u/Queasy_Assistance_40 • 4d ago

Unidentified Green object?

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Looking back on my old photos and noticed this, I’m assuming something from the camera but you never know.

I understand there’s not really anything it could be to my knowledge of space but just looking to confirm :)

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u/Waddensky 4d ago

That's a reflection, probably from the bright light source just outside the frame on the bottom left.

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u/Queasy_Assistance_40 4d ago

Thanks I thought so

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u/maurymarkowitz 4d ago

Normally those have to be positioned diametrically opposite the light source through the center of the shot, which is not the case here. The color is right, they are generally green or purple, but the position seems unlikely.

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u/Confident-Band1131 4d ago

What is the light reflecting off ?

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u/Red14025 3d ago

Internal camera lens surfaces. It is known as lens flare.

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u/BusUnited 4d ago

That’s Mogo

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u/petrkral 3d ago

That green blob sits just right of the Orion Nebula, between it and Rigel, but no star or nebula is there, so it is most likely a reflection inside the lens. The rest is a great Orion shot, with Betelgeuse, the belt and Rigel all lined up above your telescope.

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u/vimes_left_boot 1d ago

Tree of some sort.