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originally posted by: new_here
originally posted by: ByteChanger
a reply to: Gothmog
Wow. There is a sh!t load of asteroids flying about in the clip... > 50 easy... So many of them in pairs....
Were we going through some asteroid belt or something at the time of filming?
It was time=lapse, so those are likely stars/planets making their transit across the sky, right?
originally posted by: Justoneman
originally posted by: charlyv
Every spiral like this has been attributed to exhaust gasses expanding in the vacuum of space, during the last stage of a rocket launch.
The effect is well known.
Why would this be any different?
I need some physics papers on this. I do NOT recall that in my studies ever happening when a Rocket left Earths atmosphere, EVER I will add.
I studied Chemistry and Physics and double majored in Biology and Env Chem for my degree. I took astronomy and just never saw such before the Norway incident.
originally posted by: charlyv
originally posted by: Justoneman
originally posted by: charlyv
Every spiral like this has been attributed to exhaust gasses expanding in the vacuum of space, during the last stage of a rocket launch.
The effect is well known.
Why would this be any different?
I need some physics papers on this. I do NOT recall that in my studies ever happening when a Rocket left Earths atmosphere, EVER I will add.
I studied Chemistry and Physics and double majored in Biology and Env Chem for my degree. I took astronomy and just never saw such before the Norway incident.
I was an Engineer for GD, not that it matters much. Many times the last stage puts the payload in orbit and then becomes useless. If there are still left over gasses in the engine, the stage will start spinning and creates a spiral of gas that gets illuminated by the sun, since it is so high up. It is a cool effect and when the gas stops, the spiral disappears from the inside out which blows minds. Also, when it comes to SpaceX and launching hundreds of starlink satellites, you may see both that presentation and then chains in pairs of small satellites going out in different directions.
You can check what was launched and when and it will be one of NASA, SpaceX or Vandenburg (Military). On the fringe, bad boy Kim is launching things over Hawaii but I do not think this was anything of his. Who knows.