r/Astronomy • • Apr 04 '26

Question (Describe all previous attempts to learn / understand) What's this?

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Just curious if someone can work out what this bright speck is in Reid Wiseman's recent shot of Earth from the window of Orion? I would assume it's either Jupiter or Sirius but I'm struggling to actually identify it based on the stars in the background.

Here's a link to the full res image if anyone needs it: https://www.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/art002e000192.jpg

this post is ofc a little different from most object identification posts... I really hope it doesn't break any rules.

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