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Taken by susan ramdin on April 22, 2018 @ Canfield, Ohio

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Camera Used: Canon Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Exposure Time: 30/1
Aperture: f/5.6
ISO: 2500
Date Taken: 2018:04:22 06:49:36

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I was photographing the Lyrid meteor shower very early this morning and didn't see anything with the naked eye. Upon examining images on the computer I found one frame with squiggly bright streaks. Astronomy friends insist the streaks are bugs lit up by unknown lights.The temp was 37 degrees. I was in my neighborhood (fair amount light pollution), not using a headlamp and no campfire. The image is a 30 sec exposure, f 5.6, ISO 2500 with a Canon 5 d IV on tripod.I would really be interested in what someone from here thinks it might be. Thanks

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I think the cause of the streaks is your camera moving. Maybe you accidentally bumped into the tripod?

Posted by TheDude 2018-04-22 10:03:15

Time on exif above is incorrect. It was taken at 5:12 am and cropped at 6:49 am

Posted by Suram1 2018-04-22 10:04:34

If it were the camera moving all points of light would be streaked

Posted by Suram1 2018-04-22 10:05:22

I think it was some kind of insect on the lens

Posted by Ron 2018-04-22 12:02:50

Even though the temp was 37, it appears to be an insect flight pattern. I see several. Was there any breeze, maybe it was some type of foil or reflective trash? I have similar photos, but it was my neighbor flying a kite with a string of faint, colored LEDs attached. Any drones flying? They can be VERY quiet...

Posted by dougr855 2018-04-22 14:29:17

Bumped tripod

Posted by kb9uwu 2018-04-22 14:39:32

Thanks all for your input.
Ron I dont think it was an insect on the lens: I was focused near infinity so the streak wouldnt be so tack sharp if it were on the lens
dougr855- foil or reflective trash seems to me to be the most logical explanation. I suppose it could be an insect- not sure what it would have been illuminated by. Could very well have been a drone flying- that never occurred to me
kbnuwu- not a bumped tripod: all points of light would have a similar, repeated pattern

Posted by Suram1 2018-04-22 18:17:44

The streaks are mostly around the brightest stars. A bumped tripod at the very beginning of the exposure would explain why not all stars made streaks. It just takes a minor shake to cause this.

Posted by TheDude 2018-04-23 00:18:01

If you manually pushed the button to start the exposure this would explain the shaking.

Posted by TheDude 2018-04-23 00:23:12

Thanks for your comment to my opinion, youve convinced me it isnt a bumped tripod, but rather the aliens who have just implanted a chip in your brain leaving our atmosphere.

Posted by kb9uwu 2018-04-23 12:33:56

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