Editing Rod (optical phenomenon) (section)

{{Short description|Elongated visual artifacts appearing in media}}
[[File:Moths attracted by floodlight.jpg|thumb|This [[long-exposure photography|long-exposure photograph]] of [[moth]]s flying around a [[floodlight]] shows an exaggerated "rod" effect.]]

In [[cryptozoology]] and [[ufology]], "'''rods'''" (also known as "'''skyfish'''", "'''air rods'''", or "'''solar entities'''") are elongated [[visual artifact]]s appearing in [[photograph]]ic images and video recordings.

Most optical analyses to date have concluded that the images are insects moving across the frame as the photo is being captured, although cryptozoologists and ufologists claim that they are [[paranormal]] in nature.