Strange light trail while photographing Mars with camera.
Taken by Charles Kiesel on October 7, 2018 @ Fort Branch, Indiana, USA
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  Camera Used: NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D3300
Exposure Time: 20/10
Aperture: f/4.5
ISO: 1600
Date Taken: 2018:10:07 20:21:45
  
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Question: Has anyone ever seen the type of light path shown in my photos when taking star photos? Nikon D3300, ISO-1600, 62mm, 3 sec exposure, F-4.5 Photo was enhanced for clarity with Photoshop. Two photos: original and cropped close-up
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A plane...
Posted by pipones 2018-10-18 17:45:44
Yes, thats my thought, but have never seen one like that. Mayby changes have been made in light flashing pattern??????
Posted by crkiesel 2018-10-18 19:57:14
Just wondered if anyone else has seen a pattern like that from airplanes.
Posted by crkiesel 2018-10-18 19:58:07
Looks like a tumbling satellite or space junk.
Posted by rmyersh1 2018-10-18 20:01:24
It is from mirror slap in the camera causing it to vibrate. Notice that the wave damps out in time from left to right. The camera motion is up-and-down and the stars are non-circular with their major axis in the up-down direction.
Posted by dob 2018-10-19 04:58:57
Other photos same time frame did not have the object. Just two frames did and they show an object that was moving East To West.
Posted by crkiesel 2018-10-19 07:52:58
It looks like the cameras motion compensation trying to stabilize a moving object. if your camera is on a tripod you should probably turn off motion compensation.
Posted by bdavis6959 2018-10-19 08:04:21
 
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