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#4498992 - 12/02/19 04:15 PM Weird Moonlight  
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Wasn't paying attention and thought the mission time was 0425. Using time advance, I moved it to (what I thought was) 0725. When the field was dark on entering I double checked and realized it was actually 1925 (the time, not the year). Decided to fly it anyway, for S's&G's.

Anyway, after climbing to altitude and heading East on the mission there was a sudden significant increase in a blue light hitting my cockpit (much of the climbout was in and out of clouds). I looked around to see the source and was surprised to find that not only was the moonlight reflected off the North Sea below me noticeably brighter than the half-Moon in the sky (no clouds between me and the Moon, by the way), but there was another light source brighter than either the Moon or its reflection about fifteen degrees to the right and low. This light remained in its position relative to the Moon throughout the flight and was even present after landing (heading East), at which point it was on the ground below and behind me.

A.) Has anyone seen/reported this before?
B.) Any ideas what it is?

I'm still in UE and using 40LM's Cloud Mod V2_0 and Effects Mod V1_10.


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#4499041 - 12/02/19 10:15 PM Re: Weird Moonlight [Re: vonBaur]  
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I forgot that I got a screenshot in flight. Didn't think to take one once I was back on the ground.

Attached Files Moons.jpg

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#4499066 - 12/03/19 09:56 AM Re: Weird Moonlight [Re: vonBaur]  
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Looks cool, could be glare on the goggles.


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#4499092 - 12/03/19 04:15 PM Re: Weird Moonlight [Re: Polovski]  
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Originally Posted by Polovski
Looks cool, could be glare on the goggles.

Don't think so. Lens flare generally moves as your viewing angle to the Sun moves. This kept its position relative to the Moon regardless.


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#4499106 - 12/03/19 07:39 PM Re: Weird Moonlight [Re: vonBaur]  
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Don't know then, I haven't seen it. Maybe it's a certain position or time but you'd have to run with a clean installation of WOFF (so no mods have been used) to see if it's still there.


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#4499121 - 12/03/19 11:02 PM Re: Weird Moonlight [Re: vonBaur]  
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It's cool. Fluke time of day, anyway. Likely never take off after sundown again, unless I sign up for a Gotha campaign. Was mostly curious if anyone else had seen it or knew what it was. I appreciate it.


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