A strange glowing vortex has appeared in the night sky over Hawaii. What is it?

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? According to researchers, <b>SpaceX </b>is responsible for the creation of the phenomenon. More specifically: <b>the launch of a rocket from Florida</b>, which carried a US-owned military satellite into orbit.</p><h1 id="18a6">At the top of Mauna Kea mountain</h1><p id="a674">The unusual phenomenon was recorded from the highest volcano in Hawaii, Mauna Kea. Various astronomical observatories are located on its summit. One of them is Japan’s National Astronomical Observatory, where the Subaru Telescope operates.</p><p id="c4c7">The telescope is equipped with the Subaru-Asahi Star Camera. On January 18, the image from it was broadcast live on YouTube. One of those watching it noticed a vortex. He alerted Ichi Tanaka, the astronomer on duty at Mauna Kea. Tanaka, busy with his day-to-day work, did not notice the phenomenon himself.</p><blockquote id="937d"><p>”I only found out about it when I opened Slack,” the scientist recounted for the Guardian. — And then my jaw dropped,” he added.</p></blockquote><h1 id="e343">SpaceX satellite</h1><p id="8d7c">That same morning, a Falcon 9 rocket belonging to SpaceX took off from Cape Canaveral in Florida. It is believed to be the cause of the appearance of a spiral in the sky over Hawaii. The vortex was observed exactly where the rocket’s second stage should have been. SpaceX, however, has not addressed the reports.</p><p id="9d8d">The Japanese also observed a similar phenomenon in April this year. At that time, the appearance of the vortex was also attributed to SpaceX activity. It was established that several hours earlier, from the US Space Force Base in California — the so-called Vandenberg Space Force Base — SpaceX had launched a Falcon 9 rocket, whose payload was probably a spy satellite.</p><p id="4e63">Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket. Its first stage can be recovered and reused. However, the second, after consuming fue

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l, burns up in the atmosphere. In the two videos from Hawaii, you can most likely see the just-rotating second stage of the Falcon 9 rocket falling into the Pacific Ocean.</p><h1 id="8f24">The best place to observe the sky</h1><p id="2648">Mauna Kea is as high as 4205 meters. It is dry there. Cloud cover is below the top. Light pollution remains minimal. All this makes the mountain considered one of the best places on Earth for astronomical observations.</p><p id="2946">According to Tanaka, from places heavily polluted with light — such as the world’s largest cities — the vortex would not be discernible at all. The Subaru telescope operates in visible light and infrared. It is located at an altitude of 4139 meters above sea level. The camera it is equipped with is designed to show the observatory and its surroundings.</p><div id="4dde" class="link-block"> <a href="https://readmedium.com/groundbreaking-discovery-in-egypt-possibly-the-oldest-mummy-in-the-country-has-been-discovered-3be119adffd3"> <div> <div> <h2>Groundbreaking discovery in Egypt. Possibly the oldest mummy in the country has been discovered</h2> <div><h3>Archaeologists say they have found the oldest mummy in Egypt right next to the pyramid of Djeser in Sakkara. It is more…</h3></div> <div><p>medium.com</p></div> </div> <div> <div style="background-image: url(https://miro.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:320/1*3V4HmmaAInwff6idTrvqlw.jpeg)"></div> </div> </div> </a> </div><p id="e3e6"><b>Cool that you made it to the end of this article. I will be very pleased if you appreciate the effort of creating it and leave some claps here, or maybe even start following me. It would be nice if you also left a tip! Thank you!</b></p></article></body>

A strange glowing vortex has appeared in the night sky over Hawaii. What is it?

A visual phenomenon has been spotted over Hawaii. It is a bright vortex, resembling a rotating spiral galaxy. SpaceX is most likely responsible for the phenomenon — once again.

This image is similar to the phenomenon described in the article but it is not — it is a true spiral galaxy — [Photo: Carlesa25 / Carles Zerbst, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons]

The video, which captured a strange phenomenon in the night sky, was shot on January 18. It shows a shifting, glowing vortex. At first it resembles a rotating giant spiral galaxy.

As time goes by, its “arms” become larger and fainter. Eventually, all that remains of the whole phenomenon is a slightly smudged spot, larger than the stars visible nearby. Then it, too, disappears.

What was it? According to researchers, SpaceX is responsible for the creation of the phenomenon. More specifically: the launch of a rocket from Florida, which carried a US-owned military satellite into orbit.

At the top of Mauna Kea mountain

The unusual phenomenon was recorded from the highest volcano in Hawaii, Mauna Kea. Various astronomical observatories are located on its summit. One of them is Japan’s National Astronomical Observatory, where the Subaru Telescope operates.

The telescope is equipped with the Subaru-Asahi Star Camera. On January 18, the image from it was broadcast live on YouTube. One of those watching it noticed a vortex. He alerted Ichi Tanaka, the astronomer on duty at Mauna Kea. Tanaka, busy with his day-to-day work, did not notice the phenomenon himself.

”I only found out about it when I opened Slack,” the scientist recounted for the Guardian. — And then my jaw dropped,” he added.

SpaceX satellite

That same morning, a Falcon 9 rocket belonging to SpaceX took off from Cape Canaveral in Florida. It is believed to be the cause of the appearance of a spiral in the sky over Hawaii. The vortex was observed exactly where the rocket’s second stage should have been. SpaceX, however, has not addressed the reports.

The Japanese also observed a similar phenomenon in April this year. At that time, the appearance of the vortex was also attributed to SpaceX activity. It was established that several hours earlier, from the US Space Force Base in California — the so-called Vandenberg Space Force Base — SpaceX had launched a Falcon 9 rocket, whose payload was probably a spy satellite.

Falcon 9 is a two-stage rocket. Its first stage can be recovered and reused. However, the second, after consuming fuel, burns up in the atmosphere. In the two videos from Hawaii, you can most likely see the just-rotating second stage of the Falcon 9 rocket falling into the Pacific Ocean.

The best place to observe the sky

Mauna Kea is as high as 4205 meters. It is dry there. Cloud cover is below the top. Light pollution remains minimal. All this makes the mountain considered one of the best places on Earth for astronomical observations.

According to Tanaka, from places heavily polluted with light — such as the world’s largest cities — the vortex would not be discernible at all. The Subaru telescope operates in visible light and infrared. It is located at an altitude of 4139 meters above sea level. The camera it is equipped with is designed to show the observatory and its surroundings.

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