r/Stars

is this a star? I saw it after spotting these weird objects in the sky a few hours ago

Hi everyone, first time posting here. I shot a timelapse on a GoPro last night of the Lyrid meteor shower from my home in South England last night. You can see a few streaks but they’re a blind and you miss them moment.

On April 10, 2026, at approximately 11:15 PM, I photographed the globular cluster M13 in the constellation Hercules. I used my Seestar S50 smart telescope for this. The exposure time was 15 minutes. M13 is the largest known globular cluster. It contains about 500,000 stars and is 25,000 light-years away. Its diameter is approximately 150 light-years.

German:

Am 10.04.2026, gegen 23:15 Uhr , nahm ich den Kugelsternhaufen M13 im Sternbild Herkules auf. Dafür benutzte ich mein Smartteleskop Seestar S50. Die Belichtungszeit lag bei 15min. M13 ist der größte bekannte Kugelsternhaufen. Er umfasst etwa 500.000 Sterne und ist 25.000 Lichtjahre von uns entfernt. Sein Durchmesser beträgt in etwa 150 Lichtjahre.

So I was out on a walk earlier and took this picture of the Moon. After a bit more walking it occurred to me that the star on its left might be Venus and not just some star from Taurus.

I like watching the Moon and the night sky in general. But I’ve never had much luck identifying constellations beyond Orion… could someone confirm my suspicion?

Taken at 6:58 PM in Melbourne.

It's nice to take a break and head to the Polish mountains to observe the stars. There's nothing more perfect for stargazing at the night sky.

Photo Credits

Equipment: Phone Realme 8 + Apexel 2x zoom lens