Solved: What is it? Space mystery object

[makc]

forum timestamps indicate that you managed to solve this in 14 minutes. maybe we need to consider to split questions in two "weight classes", "for Wayne" and "for regular people" p.s. funny how asteroid is actually not a streak, but the dot in the very center.

[makc]

given that you liked the idea of animated gifs in questions, I would place my bet on http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap060215.html. I didnt go as far as to check frames, though, so I am waiting for your confirmation

[Wayne]

Nope, sorry

[makc]

This "round" edge is probably deceptive, it may be not a star/planet/moon at all. Although I checked fisheye apods, none seem to match.

[makc]

ok, I'll try my luck again with this one:

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap080108.html

[Wayne]

A winner is you.

[makc]

Here goes number 20, a crop from mysterious sky object:

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I expect this to be reasonably hard, so I made another spare crop, which I expect to post as additional hint later, but - who knows - maybe Wayne will recognize it right away.

[wonderboy]

That was a bugger! you threw me off with the change in perspective. I looked at that bloody apod aswell well done sir.

[wonderboy]

did you change the colour because your all sneaky so you are haha!?

[makc]

funny you were 2nd person to think so no, I did not. this crop was taken from greyscale image.

[makc]

Wayne stated that he's "taking the image from the high-res version" (which is rotated), so there was no "change in perspective" by Wayne.

[Wayne]

This is a good one. I'm yet to get it and I've been looking for a while now.

[makc]

ok, seeing that even our search-fu master Wayne can't find it, I am posting another crop I saved from the image.

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[rstevenson]

Oh well, that makes it obvious. That's...

Tom Swift Sr.'s Electric Searchlight shining on the sun.

Rob

[Wayne]

The second crop is almost unmistakably a lens flare. Which sort of helps narrow it down. Back to the search box!

[Wayne]

Gotcha. (Dumb luck this time)

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap030401.html

[owlice]

Gotta love a good bird pic!

[wonderboy]

This was a good one. I would never have got this without the extra clue. Well done.

[makc]

Gotcha.

Sigh, I was preparing myself for third crop and good laugh on this one

[Wayne]

Yes, that was dumb luck that the image sequence had a satellite passing it, otherwise I don't think anyone would have got it!

[The Code]

You had me fooled. So that,s why i could not find a black and white apod of sun spots. that matched.

Good one makc.

[makc]

that,s why i could not find a black and white apod of sun spots. that matched.

Yes you have to allow for an image to be something else too.

[Wayne]

The Cosmological Principle: Not always your friend.

As usual, the APOD this image comes from is the answer. I'll run it for 3 days and then start posting clues if nobody's solved it in the meantime.

[neufer]

Here goes number 20, a crop from mysterious sky object.
I expect this to be reasonably hard, so I made another spare crop.

[Amir]

isn't it this one?

http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap060224.html