Mysterious blue spiral appears in the sky over Hawaii - Daily Mail

Jan 30, 2023

'On Jan 18, 2023 (HST), the Subaru-Asahi Star Camera captured a mysterious flying spiral over Maunakea, Hawaii,' Subaru Telescope officials from the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan tweeted.

In this latest instance, the upper stage of one of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rockets vented fuel shortly after lift-off, with a blue spiral then appearing over Hawaii.

Citizen scientist and satellite tracker Scott Tilley replied, saying the spiral's positioning was a near-perfect match for where the second stage of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket would likely be minutes after launch.

Sharing their discovery to their official YouTube channel, the Subaru Telescope team wrote: 'At first it was just a small dot at the left centre of the view.

'On Jan 18, 2023 (HST), the Subaru-Asahi Star Camera captured a mysterious flying spiral over Maunakea, Hawaii,' Subaru Telescope officials from the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan tweeted

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