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I took a photo last night (Wed 3 July 2024) around 23:45 (BST) from a small town outside of Chesterfield, UK.

I uploaded it to a site to identify the stars which is shown via the green annotations in the image below - however I've not been able to identify what looks like a galaxy next to it (in the red square):

I'm very new to astronomy so have been relying solely on various interactive star map websites so far, none of which have shown anything in that location when I set the time/date/location as described above.

Any suggestions welcomed!

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    $\begingroup$ What lens are you using? Most likely just an out of focus reflection of the bright star bouncing of something within the lens. $\endgroup$
    – Tom Carpenter
    Commented Jul 4 at 22:24
  • $\begingroup$ @TomCarpenter it's a NIKKOR Z DX 50-250mm f/4.5-6.3 VR - attached to a Nikon Z 50. $\endgroup$
    – user7290573
    Commented Jul 4 at 22:42
  • $\begingroup$ Do you have a UV filter on the lens by any chance? $\endgroup$
    – Tom Carpenter
    Commented Jul 4 at 23:11
  • $\begingroup$ Nope - just the lens as is. Not sure if this would make any difference, but I took several photos from the same spot over 20 mins or so and the reflection/whatever it is appeared to be moving/rotating with the star. $\endgroup$
    – user7290573
    Commented Jul 4 at 23:26

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Unlikely. Here is the same view from the SDSS g-band survey. Nothing to be seen at the same location.

Arcturus

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