Photographing the Night Sky and ...what is the new light in the sky? Star going nova perhaps?
Okay, I held back one of my more interesting bits of photo taking in Moab until I could look at the photos a bit more. This is only for the real nerds out there. What I am posting is 2 pictures of the Big Dipper I took on my allnighter in Arches NP. There will be a third picture where I highlight the dipper and the interesting location as well. These pictures were taken in sequence, and each exposure lasted 30 seconds. So, the camera was stationary, but obviously the eart h rotates and you can subtly tell the difference when you have the full resolution images and view them quickly back to back. The fourth image I will try to post is an animated gif file to loop so you can see the movement. Anyhow, the real question is...what is the light which appeared suddenly in the second image? No, I don't think it is a UFO. If it is, it must be from the future, no aliens. :-) I ruled out a normal satellite, those show as solid lines, like meteors. Obv...