Anyone know what this flare is in the top lefthand corner of the picture?
The image was captured from the ISS live feed app for android 28/02/2019 at 18:38 BST
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1For a reasonable expectation of getting an answer, information about where and when the picture was taken would be helpful. – Organic Marble Feb 28 '19 at 19:44
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it was captured from the iss live feed app for android 28/02/2019 at 18:38 bst – Paul Mee Feb 28 '19 at 19:54
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I can't see a flare in that image at all. Can you provide links, and maybe the frames immediately before and after – Rory Alsop Feb 28 '19 at 20:02
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1Is the camera inside or outside of the ISS? – Michael Kutz Feb 28 '19 at 20:10
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Thank you I don't know where the camera is situated sorry also this is the only image I have,I captured it when I saw it – Paul Mee Feb 28 '19 at 20:36
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The ISS live feed uses the cameras of the HDEV experiment. This is a group of four cameras in a pressurized housing attached to the outside of the ISS.
The picture is from the forward-facing camera. What you're seeing in the top-left corner of the image image are a dust filament on the housing (red circle), what appears to be sunlight reflecting off a surface defect of the housing (green), and the edge of the housing itself (blue). The visibility varies with sun angle and brightness; they're not visible as I write this, but could be clearly seen shortly after the ISS came out of Earth's shadow.
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Cool answer! I've just asked How is the atmosphere in the pressurized housing of ISS' HDEV cameras managed? Outgassing addressed? – uhoh Mar 01 '19 at 05:50