A blue spiral appears in the New Zealand sky and arouses the interest of users; Watch the video – Science

One mysterious phenomenon Seen in the sky over New Zealand, he caught the attention of locals, who recorded pictures of bluish spiral On site last Sunday night (19). Soon, photos and videos of this phenomenon spread on social media, leaving netizens fascinated by its true origins.

In an interview with the newspaper the guardPhysicist Richard Easter of the University of Auckland said that while this episode is “strange”, it is “easily explainable”.

The expert revealed that these “absolutely crazy clouds” form when a rocket carries a satellite into orbit. In this case, the cause of this phenomenon was SpaceX rocket launchElon Musk’s company, held in Florida a few hours before she was seen in New Zealand.

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“When the propellant is ejected out the back, you have what is essentially water and carbon dioxide; which briefly forms a cloud in space illuminated by the sun. (…) The geometry of the satellite’s orbit as well as its entry method that we are sitting on with respect to the sun: this was The combination of things was perfect to produce these absolutely crazy clouds that were visible from the South Island,” Easter said.

One fuel tank The New Plymouth Astronomical Society said the escape plume was the cause of the strange vortex.

The spiral seen in the sky tonight [dia 19] At about 7:30 p.m., it’s likely a fuel depot or exhaust plume from a SpaceX rocket launch,” the Facebook post said.