Identifying Celestial Bodies vs Drones A neighbor called me to ask about drones flying around. I managed to take several pictures and they don't look like any star, planet or other celestial body I have ever seen, but they seem too steady to be drones.

I managed to get one decent picture:


Any advice for figuring out whether that is a real celestial object or man-made?
Any advice for figuring out whether that is a real celestial object or man-made?


Yes - in almost all cases, you can readily identify a celestial object by going out the next clear night, and looking for it in the same position.  (Very few celestial objects move far over a few days.)

In response to comments about geostationary satellites:
I doubt it is a geostationary satellite, answers to this question indicates these are usually too faint to be seen without special equipment. Also they don't move, whereas nearby stars will move a little over the space of half an hour or more.