A Green Sky Orb

 Photo date: May 4, 2026. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

We see below a mysterious orb I photographed outdoors. There was no fog, mist, rain or precipitation on this night. The sky was clear, and the camera was pointed straight up at the sky, where no visible moon could be seen. 

Not Tonight's Blue Moon

Photo date: August 30, 2023. Photographer: Mark Mahin. 

I was disappointed tonight when photographing what was supposed to be a blue moon. The moon did not look blue to me. But I did get the photo below, showing a mysterious orb outdoors.  

There was no fog, mist, rain or precipitation on this night. 

A Red Sky Orb

 Photo date: November 9, 2020. Photographer: Mark Mahin. 

Below we see a mysterious red orb I photographed in the sky, next to another orb with traces of red. There was no fog, mist, rain or precipitation on this night. 

A Striped Orange Sky Orb

Photo date: July 21, 2020. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

Below we see a mysterious striped orb I photographed outdoors.

A Strange Sky Orb

Photo date: July 12, 2020. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

Below we see a strange orb I photographed in the sky.

There was no fog, mist, rain or precipitation when I took this photo.

Window Weirdness

Photo date: October 15, 2019. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

Below we see a mysterious orb I photographed near a tall building in Manhattan.

There was no fog, mist, rain or precipitation on this night.

Striped Something

Photo date: July 16, 2019. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photo below shows a mysterious orb I photographed in the sky.

There was no fog, mist, rain or precipitation on this night.

A Striped Sky Orb

Photo date: July 16, 2019. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photo below shows a mysterious striped orb I photographed near a building in Manhattan.

There was no fog, mist, rain or precipitation on this night.

This is the 47th time I have photographed a mysterious orb with this type of diagonal stripe, stretching from the top right of the orb to the bottom left of the orb. This is one of 28 types of repeating patterns I have identified in mysterious orbs I have photographed.  The visual below show shows examples of each of the patterns, and how often I have photographed particular patterns. You  can see examples of all of these patterns by looking at this post.

An Orange Sky Orb

Photo date: June 27, 2019.  Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photo below shows a mysterious orb I photographed above a building. The moon on this night was less than a half moon.

There was no fog, mist, rain or precipitation on this night.

Sky Orbs

Photo date: May 21, 2019. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photo below shows two mysterious orbs I photographed in Manhattan.

There was no fog, mist, rain or precipitation on this night.

Night Weirdness

Photo date: June 11, 2019.  Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photos below show two odd-looking things I photographed in the sky.  The thing on the right could be an insect or bird, although I can think of nothing around here with such a silhouette.

There was no fog, mist, rain or precipitation on this night.

Night Strangeness

Photo date: May 21, 2019. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photo below shows a mysterious orb I photographed near St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York.

There was no fog, mist, rain or precipitation on this night.

Tower Enigma

Photo date: May 21, 2019. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photo below shows a mysterious orb I photographed outdoors.

There was no fog, mist, rain or precipitation on this night.

Spooked Spires

Photo date: May 8, 2019. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photo below shows a mysterious orb I photographed near St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York.

There was no fog, mist, rain or precipitation on this night.

A Purple Sky Orb

Photo date: April 10, 2019. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

We see below a mysterious orb I photographed near a building.

There was no fog, mist, rain or precipitation on this night.

Spooked Spire

Photo date: April 10, 2019. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photo below shows a mysterious orb I photographed near St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York.

There was no fog, mist, rain or precipitation on this night.

A Speeding Sky Stripe

Photo date: April 10, 2019. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photo below shows a mysterious orb I photographed in the sky.

There was no fog, mist, rain or precipitation on this night.

New Skyscraper, Old Mystery

Photo date: March 5, 2019. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photo below shows a mysterious orb I photographed near a new skyscraper being constructed across from Grand Central Terminal in New York.

There was no fog, mist, rain or precipitation on this night.

Orb Tails

Below we see two night anomalies that I photographed last week. See here for 100+ photos of similar "orb tails."

There was no fog, mist, rain or precipitation when I took these photos.

Speeding Sky Stripes

Photo date: March 1, 2019. Photographer: Mark Mahin.

The photo below shows two striped sky orbs I photographed.  See here for 19 other photos I have taken of speeding striped orbs.

There was no fog, mist ,rain or precipitation on this night.