Something green seems to hit an orb, followed by a flash... Thoughts?
I captured this while testing a fixed iPhone night-sky camera setup, and it’s the first event of this kind I’ve ever caught.
The phone was stationary and pointed at the sky. This is not normal video speed — the capture used a 1-second shutter, so it updates at roughly 1 frame per second to improve visibility in low light.
Settings used:
• Device: iPhone 12 Pro
• ISO: 5184
• Shutter: 1s
• Focus: 80%
• Camera fixed/stationary
• Location: Málaga, Spain
• Date/time: June 18, 12:24 AM local time
What caught my attention is that there is already a bright orb-like object visible in the frame. I’ve captured similar bright points before, but not this kind of green approach/flash event.
Then a small green object/light approaches it, appears directly on top of it in the next frame, and there is what looks like a brief green flash or burst of light going in different directions.
I’m not claiming this is anything extraordinary. I’m sharing it because I’d genuinely like to understand what could explain it.
A laser/reflection was one of my first thoughts. I don’t see a continuous beam in the clip, but I’m open to that explanation if someone can explain how it would appear with these settings.
Disclosure: the small watermark is from the camera app/workflow I was testing. I made the app, but I’m not linking it here because I want the discussion to stay focused on the footage and possible explanations.
Happy to answer questions about the capture settings or conditions.