What is causing this extra light source on the Moon?

Okay, I've found 2 (two) strange images today.

Note in the image below, the sun is brilliant and lit to the upper right.

However, to the lower left corner of the limb is a orange light on the horizon!

Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!

Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!

Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!

coooooooool

Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!

 

Log in or Sign up to hide all adverts.

Log in or Sign up to hide all adverts.

maybe a nearby star

 

Log in or Sign up to hide all adverts.

I think that I know what the light is: two selenites making a bonfire! Ohhh

 

mars. light from the sun reflecting off of mars.

 

Looks like more lens flare to me.

 

It's obviously a studio light from inside area 51!!!

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.......

 

A reflection from the object which was taking the picture.

 

Actually, the light to the lower left CAUSES A REFLECTION to appear on the upper right of the lander.

And if the light to the lower left is a reflection, then so is the sun...

Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!

 

Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!

Some sound stage

 

Here let me help you guys out. Use the list below and feel free to add more!

Interesting light: Image error, reflected natural light

Interesting structure: Rocks, or natural formation.

Interesting craft/light: Space Debri, secret craft of our own.

Keep reminding yourself, that if NASA never commented on it, then it must be something easily explainable. Then go out into the world and make sure that everyone believes the same thing.

Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!

 

Btimsah please observe that centred on 'your' light are two further circular patterns. There is a further orange light similar to, but fainter than 'your' light on the right hand side of the LM - on the LM, not against the sky. Put it all together - lens flare.

 

Well, I hate to put a "definite" label on anything.

But, it sure looks like lens flare.
And, if youwork on the premise that it is lens flare, you can make a few predictions:
- The Sun or another strong light source must be shining on the lens.
- There are likely to be other light circles in the image, with centres all on the line between the first noted light and the Sun.
- The intensity of each circle should roughly correspond to the size of the circle, with small circles being brighter

Now, when all those predictions bear out, lens flare is looking like a pretty reasonable explanation.

What do you think, btimsah? Is Lens Flare a reasonable explanation?

 

I think that the lens-flare-line should also go through the centre of the frame, but that's harder to rely on since images are often cropped.

Anyways, here's the original image with all the circles which I think are probably lens-flare outlined in red.

<img src="/attachment.php?attachmentid=4110&stc=1">

Did I miss any?

 

Why would the sun be that bright though? Seems very strange, perhaps touched up in photoshop.

 

Thanks James.

Cotton, the brightness of the Sun in a photo depends on the exposure setting of the camera. In this case, it looks like the photo was exposed to capture the lunar lander well. This makes the Sun way over-exposed.

 

Cotton have you ever tried looking directly at the sun, without one hundred miles of atmosphere in the way? I thought not.