I just saw something curious on spaceweather site. They posted pictures of something strange observed at the time of aurora borealis.
Here's spaceweather explanation
Seriously?! It seems like "gas cloud" is going to be a new excuse instead of "swamp gas". ;)
But ok, let's assume it's true. There is still something very confusing. To be honest, all the time differences always make me dizzy, but I checked and French Guyana has only one hour difference from Ontario, Canada. So how it is possible that it would be the same "gas cloud" if the Ontario people took their image on 22nd of June, and the rocket took off in 23d of June? Because even if Ontario is 1 hour earlier than French Guyana, the rocket would took off when it would be already 23d of June in Ontario too. Or maybe I am missing something here?
In any case, here's another image of another gassy thingy that was taken above Northern America at that time:
Taken by Lauri Kangas on June 22, 2015 @ Fort Frances, Ontario, Canada
We were waiting for darkness and noticed a ghostly cloud like object moving in an arc from the southeast to the northeast. My wife commented that it was the closest thing she has seen to a UFO! It may be a cloud of rocket fuel. The object looks more elongated in the photos due to its movement and the 4 second time exposure, but it was elliptical and not a typical satellite! 48.6N -93.5W
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Here's spaceweather explanation
Many people who went outdoors to look for auroras on June 22nd saw auroras -- and something more. "We noticed a ghostly cloud-like object moving in an arc from the southeast to the northeast," says Lauri Kangas of Fort Frances, Ontario (Canada). "My wife commented that it was the closest thing she has seen to a UFO!" Kangas took this picture of the apparition:
David Jones of Lawrenceville, Georgia saw it, too. "At first I thought it was an airplane traveling south to north very slowly, but then I noticed it looked kind of fuzzy," he says. "As it continued traveling north, the star-like object clearly had a circle of mist or fog around it. I could also see smaller lights around the main one that appeared to twinkle."
This was not a UFO. Satellite expert Marco Langbroek explains: "On June 23 at 01:51:58 UT, the European Space Agency launched a Vega rocket with the Sentinel-2A satellite from Kourou, French Guyana. What [Kangas and others saw] is probably gases from the rocket's last engine burn."
The Sentinel-2 series of satellites is dedicated to observing Earth and its oceans. On June 22nd, in a reversal of roles, the people of Earth were observing Sentinel-2. Visit Langbroek's blog for more information.
Seriously?! It seems like "gas cloud" is going to be a new excuse instead of "swamp gas". ;)
But ok, let's assume it's true. There is still something very confusing. To be honest, all the time differences always make me dizzy, but I checked and French Guyana has only one hour difference from Ontario, Canada. So how it is possible that it would be the same "gas cloud" if the Ontario people took their image on 22nd of June, and the rocket took off in 23d of June? Because even if Ontario is 1 hour earlier than French Guyana, the rocket would took off when it would be already 23d of June in Ontario too. Or maybe I am missing something here?
In any case, here's another image of another gassy thingy that was taken above Northern America at that time:
June 22 2015 - Unknown Near Earth Object - This object was moving from South to North over Eastern Kansas to possibly Western Missouri depending on the actual distance. It appeared to have a core but it had a wide fuzzy light like a comet or asteroid that was out gassing. I put on an old manual 135MM Lens and shot it at 12,800 ISO for .94 seconds so there is a bit of forward motion. Speed would be similar to a medium velocity satellite. It was spinning as it has a spiral visible. You can also see a faint outer ring as well. This went over at about 10:45 CST. This was actually quite large compared to how it may be perceived in the photo.
Did we have a satellite go boom or a rocket or??
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