The camera of the Japan Astronomical Observatory… Experts “Satellite Launch Rocket Traces”
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Correspondent Yoo Cheol-jong = The British daily Guardian reported on the 31st (local time) that a strange spiral-shaped vortex was clearly captured in the night sky over the island of Hawaii, USA.
A time-lapse video taken on the 18th by the camera of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan on Mount Mauna Kea on the Hawaiian island shows a strange white circle in the sky stretching outward and forming a spiral orbit.
After that, the spiral vortex gradually faded and disappeared completely.
Ichi Tanaka, researcher at the observatory, was surprised to say it was “a jaw-dropping phenomenon.” He expressed regret that he might not witness this scene in real time while doing other work, and later saw it through a screen capture sent by an astronomer who was watching the ‘live streaming’ (real-time video) of the observatory’s camera.
Experts believe this phenomenon is related to the rocket used by the US space exploration company SpaceX to launch military GPS satellites.
Researcher Tanaka said he saw a similar spiral vortex behind a SpaceX rocket launch in April, but it was larger and fainter.
SpaceX previously launched a military satellite from Cape Canaveral Space Station in Florida on the morning of the 18th of this month.
The location of the observed spiral vortex coincided with where the second stage of the Falcon Heavy rocket carrying the military satellite was expected to be flying following launch.
It is explained that the second stage of the Falcon Heavy Rocket came off the main body and fell freely, creating a swirling trajectory.
Researcher Tanaka introduced that the Hawaii Observatory of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan observes the surroundings of the Subaru telescope for astronomical observations and installs and operates cameras to share images of the sky above Mount Mauna Kea.
The live streaming provided by this camera is operated jointly by the Japan Astronomical Observatory and the Asahi Shimbun, and has many viewers who want to observe meteors and the like.
The summit of Mauna Kea, the highest peak in Hawaii, has the best viewing conditions on Earth for astronomical research, making it a preferred location for advanced observatories around the world. Native Hawaiians consider it sacred and consider it to be the home of the gods.
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