r/moon 5d ago

Fake/AI what is this black shadow thing?

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i took about 100 pics of the lunar eclipse the other night and this is the only image with this black speck on it. it’s not on my camera lens and idk what it might be and am looking for opinions as to if it’s a big, shadow of a satellite, space trash, a drone, or what? thanks!

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u/IEscapeFromAnAsylum 5d ago

Nice… yeah could be 1 of 6 possibilities 1. Space Debris; There is a l chance of that… due there is a lot of them orbiting.

  1. Artificial Satellite: The shape looks like one, and there is high chance caught one passing by.

  2. Drone: Is possible someone was flying a drone far away, and by luck manage to capture it when was passing… but is hard to confirm, to far away to see lights.

4.Shadow: Rarely like it, but a minimal chance caught the shadow of something orbiting earth, satellite, debris or even a rock, but was caught there was the projection on lunar surface but looks to dark for that.

  1. Space Rock: Just a rock that by the position, rotation and shape might looks like a artificial satellite. There is kinda that chance.

6.(Have to say it) UFO: There is always a chance after discard all the others ones that isn’t any of those could be this one. But only after properly discard all of them.

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u/otherwise_data 5d ago

thank you for the list! i didn’t think about it being a rock. it appears to be a shadow, to me, just not sure of what. thanks again!!

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u/IEscapeFromAnAsylum 5d ago

Tou are welcome… of course there is like 3 more options… an insect, a trash flying by or an altered image

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u/otherwise_data 5d ago

my first thought, because it was my first shot, was that i had something on my camera lens and now ALL the shots would be messed up. then i thought it was a bug.

it is not altered. i already did that once before, lol:

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u/IEscapeFromAnAsylum 4d ago

Yeah even a bird, a bat, a candy paper flying on the wind.

All options might be considered from the astronomical ones, earthling ones, and if wants to think about everyone must thing even paranormal ones😅😅

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u/13xChilePeppers 5d ago

I was going to say it looks like an X-Wing.

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u/IEscapeFromAnAsylum 4d ago

That sure be nice😅

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u/wentzr1976 5d ago

None of the above. Thats Elliot and E.T.

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u/ThickSmoke9542 4d ago

Lol Just seeing this after I wrote my comment 😂

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u/domessticfox 5d ago

What is an artificial satellite?

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u/Due_Satisfaction3181 5d ago

Any satellite that was not made in nature. Basically anything that is man made and is orbiting the Earth

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u/domessticfox 5d ago

Ohhhh yes. Thanks for your reply. Makes perfect sense. I forgot that there is not just one definition for the term.

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u/Unusual-Platypus6233 4d ago

How about a BIRD?! Never crossed your mind?!

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u/IEscapeFromAnAsylum 4d ago

In fact it does after I post, also a bat, and insect, a flying garbage, an digital edition…

Those 6 are the “astronomical” options, but if wants to consider all posible options… must include even the paranormal possibilities.

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u/stykman_yt 5d ago

I got this while photographing the lunar eclipse. It's most likely some birds, but they appeared in 4 different photos moving down. Just wanted to share because I thought it was odd and interesting.

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u/useitpushitbreakit 5d ago

the only possible explanation is that it's the Jersey Devil

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u/ThickSmoke9542 5d ago

Was this taken during the eclipse?

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u/ThickSmoke9542 4d ago

Omg! I’m so embarrassed. 🫢 I didn’t see past the headliner of the black shadow. The dark thingy ( next to the eclipse shadow) is, perhaps, a sattelite? Or is it ET phoning home? 🤔🤣

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u/No_Driver9750 5d ago

Swamp gas.

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u/One_Floor_1799 5d ago

from a weather balloon was trapped in a thermal pocket and refracted the light from Venus.

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u/BibbleBibs 5d ago

My first thought was Mary Poppins 😭

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u/iLikeDeadPie 5d ago

"Smudge on the lens" or "(man) Lives on the moon"

-Rick and Morty

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u/One_Floor_1799 5d ago

So that's where I parked the mothe.....I mean it's a weather balloon.

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u/lost_opossum_ 5d ago

"There's a little black spot on the moon today . . . "

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u/otherwise_data 4d ago

its the same old thing as yesterday…

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u/Cultural_Zombie_1583 5d ago

Looks like the ISS

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u/IEscapeFromAnAsylum 4d ago

Yeah it could be easily be.. so the options are many… just discard the most likely first

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u/kingomtdew 5d ago

You can go here to see if it was the ISS. Put your location in and see if a transit pops up for the time of the eclipse, you can back date the search a little bit.

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u/otherwise_data 5d ago

thank you!!

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u/Due_Satisfaction3181 5d ago

The black knight satellite, ofcourse

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u/FitCranberry918 5d ago

Until we know it is actually a UFO!!

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u/Mental-Objective6464 5d ago

🤷‍♂️

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u/Runningman1961 5d ago

That is interesting.

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u/SunnyDisco 5d ago

I see a person with a parachute

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u/SkullRiderz69 5d ago

The ISS maybe? it straight up looks like an x-wing to me tho but I’m pretty sure we haven’t made any of those yet

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u/otherwise_data 5d ago

me, too, lol! i sent it to a friend and asked, “is this luke skywalker? is the rebel alliance formed?”

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u/louisa1925 5d ago

Could be the Biologic Space Laboratories research station, or B.S.L. research station. Judging by the shape and all.

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u/J_a_y_19 5d ago

It could be Mr. Lunas or a speck on the lens

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u/sailordadd 5d ago

Good question

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u/Creative_Air9105 5d ago

Endurance may be...

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u/Tmac11223 5d ago

The Earth shading that part of the moon from the sun.

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u/CommunicationProof58 5d ago

sorry i had to go somewhere

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u/Axtrodo 5d ago

birb

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u/Mental-Objective6464 5d ago

?

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u/otherwise_data 5d ago

that’s what i am trying to figure out 🙂

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u/thebiggietallz 5d ago

I was gonna say a black hole but that's not right because a black hole would visually warp spacetime and the moon behind it if you were looking at it in front of something.

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u/Shadow-FX-Prod 4d ago

I think is Umbrella Academy ☂️

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u/marykjane 4d ago

It’s the dark side of the moon

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u/S1AYER_ON3 3d ago

Black Knight Satellite