Another untracked astrophoto

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Here’s a shot of the Milkyway I took three nights ago just before the bright moon rose. It is a single 1 minute exposure at ISO 1600 – standard camera tripod – no tracking – using a 4.5mm fisheye lens.

And another image taken the next day – processed slightly differently (this was from 9 – 30 seconnd exposures).

I lucked out with these shots – no visible objects tracking through. However, on another series of 30 second exposures I had what would initially appear to be a meteor – except from the length of the 3 exposures it was caught on – it looks to have lasted around 1 minute. So I am guessing it may have been a satellite that rotated to suddenly become bright. Notice the “curved path” caused by the edge of the fisheye. I don’t know – if anyone has a better theory let me know.