Blue light spiral in New Zealand night sky stuns stargazers

The New Zealand Herald reported that a misty spiral formed over the South Island and was sighted around 7.30pm.The misty spiral was seen in New Zealand on Jun 19, 2022.

"Just took this photo with my phone about 5 mins ago in Motupiko Tasman, just south of Nelson. Was very visable in the night sky."The spirals of blue light were also spotted in South Auckland, which prompted Facebook user Mee Joy to share her photo.In a Facebook post on Sunday, the New Plymouth Astronomical Society explained that the spiral was most likely caused by a"fuel dump" or"exhaust plume" from a SpaceX rocket launch.

SpaceX, the company founded by tech billionaire Elon Musk, launched a new satellite - Globalstar FM15 - in the early hours of Sunday from Cape Canaveral in Florida. Online space news provider, Spaceflight Now, reported that the launch was the third Falcon 9 rocket flight in 36 hours, the fastest sequence of three missions by any commercial launch company in history.This is not the first time stargazers have been treated to such a sight.

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