A SpaceX rocket launch in California created a dazzling spiral in the midst of the northern lights in Fairbanks, Alaska.
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The light green and baby blue whirlpool-like cloud appeared amid the aurora for a few minutes early Saturday morning. The event was caused by a SpaceX rocket that launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
SpaceX launched the rocket about three hours before the dancing spiral appeared, which released excess fuel dumped into the atmosphere that turned to ice.
The spiral was visible because water vapor reflected the sunlight in the atmosphere, a research associate professor at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute told the Associated Press.
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SpaceX launch in California creates dazzling white spiral in Alaska | USA TODAY 1805PM 18.4.23 ENJOYED THE FLY PAST…
amazing
EXPLAIN. ???
Cool
Yeah, Elon say’s IT’S US, IT’S WE AT SPACE-X! SOON he says, it’s US, I’m alien and I brought them here?!😂
They stopped the launch. I was watching when they called it off. Explain if you can please
Awesome!
How is this achieved? 🤔
M 🦘🏏😎