Comments on: Nova or lens flare? http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/12/30/nova-or-lens-flare/ Same old blog, brand new place Sat, 28 Nov 2009 21:14:31 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: docduke http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/2008/12/30/nova-or-lens-flare/comment-page-1/#comment-115747 docduke Wed, 31 Dec 2008 00:57:56 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/doc/?p=1194#comment-115747 My guess is that it's an internal reflection in the lens. If you can reproduce the result, just change the aim point of the lens, and your "nova" should move at twice (or more) times the angular displacement of the aim point. Notice the asymmetrical shape. That suggests one of the reflection points is near the edge of a lens (your camera probably has a multi-component lens structure). My guess is that it’s an internal reflection in the lens. If you can reproduce the result, just change the aim point of the lens, and your “nova” should move at twice (or more) times the angular displacement of the aim point.

Notice the asymmetrical shape. That suggests one of the reflection points is near the edge of a lens (your camera probably has a multi-component lens structure).

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