Friday, February 20, 2015

Orb Making a Sharp High-speed Turn

Photo date: October 7, 2014.  Photographer: Mark Mahin.

In this indoor photo of a wall, we see what photographers call a "ghosting" effect that is a sign of rapid movement. Given the camera's shutter speed of  1/2000 of a second, an effect like this would never be produced by something like the movement of an insect. The orb was apparently moving  much faster than any insect does. No insect was observed at this location during the previous month.

Not only is this orb moving quickly, but it also seems to be making a sharp turn of almost 90 degrees, something that insects never do.  This is the 10th photo I have placed on this blog showing orbs making this type of sharp turn. See the posts labeled "orb right angle turn" for similar photos.


moving orb right angle turn

Dust level: unknown on this day, but normally low. Reflective surfaces nearby: none. The orb was about 6% as wide (horizontally) as the full picture. No orbs shown in photos taken at same location from same angle soon before and soon after this photo was taken, which argues against any dust explanation.

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