'Mysterious' spiral appears in night sky over Hawaii

A "mysterious whirlpool" was spotted by the Subaru Telescope on Mauna Kea, Hawaii, on January 18. Some scientists speculated it could be related to a SpaceX satellite launch earlier in the day.

[cpcassone]

The second stage of a starlink launch from space x uses a spinning maneuver to give the stack of satellites enough momentum to separate from each other before the moment of release. It allows the individual satellites to spread out and apart from each other to create a constellation of satellites. To achieve the spinning rotation, opposing reaction control thrusters and fired to create the rotation. The exhaust from the RCS thrusters crystallizes and shines brightly as the sunlight reflects off of the plumes of crystallized exhaust. When the crystals are suspended you can sometimes see visible shockwaves pulsing through the plumes from subsequent firings or pulses from the thrusters. RCS thrusters are used for these changes in attitude of the spacecraft.

[Ralph]

It's crazy the number of satellites you can see there! I would love to see a night sky like that in person.

[michaelstevenfriedlander]

The night sky above Hawaii is jaw- dropping awesome. You can see the colors of the milky way, unlike any where else on earth; spectacular.

[dr.suteki]

And then Maui is on fire 🔥 ... awesome

[mysterymayhem]

I know exactly what that is, the only thing missing is the USS Nimitz going back in time to stop the Japanese Fleet.

[jordanappleseed]

Saw lots of things very similar to this long before spaceX

[obirobertthomascole]

I've seen this before on a video recording over Norway a few years ago, exactly the same

[TOMMY-WANT-WINGY]

The melted glass and hoods of cars need to be upwards of 2500°F and the hottest forest fires only get to south of 1500. Green trees sitting next to a burnt McDonald's made of mortar and steel?

[degucitas]

We have seen the same after rocket launches in other parts of the world.

[chrisflores]

Doesn’t this remind anyone of the same thing in Norway a few years back? Cause I forgot what the government had said about it but I’m sure they tried to cover it up or something lol

[VinnyOrzechowski]

You can literally see the shockwave before this happens this is something coming back into the atmosphere spinning

[jeremiekonegni]

I grew up along Lake Erie and have seen a lot of strange aerial phenomenon. But... I've never seen that!

[davidcisneros]

We know the times we live in, and await our departure.
Jesus will call us to be with Him in the clouds, and the end of human history on earth will quickly conclude.
Don't miss the Train.
Jesus Christ is the way truth and life, nobody gets to the Father Except Through Him!

[bikotheanimator]

Rocket. I remember when the spiral appeared around 2009-2010 and everyone was trying to figure out what it was. What is more intriguing is this "Chinese spy balloon" that has appeared this week. At least they claim it is a Chinese spy balloon.

[maytons]

Every SpaceX launch (among others) punches a hole in the ionosphere about 550-560 miles wide and this is what it looks like under the right conditions. There were 180 of these launches in 2022.

[briannapiersr.]

So many nasa junkies in the comments 😂it’s a portal and they still haven’t broken through the firmament. Wake up you zombies 🧟‍♂️ 😂wow! Age of information and they’re still not comprehending!

[reality-winner]

Too bad y'all didn't catch those Directed Energy Weapons that burned up Maui

[binghamguevara]

I thought the moving objects were shooting stars, and then thought, wow, there's so many of them and you can never see that many shooting stars in one night, then i realized they were just airplanes.

[Deadlyvirus-ei]

Let’s talk more about the laser that hit Hawaii

[jeanbobbb]

And with this weapon my friends..Maui was set on fire. Direct energy ftw!💪🏿