Mystery blue spiral over Hawaiian skies blamed on SpaceX debris

This spiral formation was captured in the skies above Hawaii by the Subaru Telescope. It's thought to be rocket fuel ejected following the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
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[@WeeWeeJumbo]

What if it turns out that Elmo’s self-interested moneymaking is a disaster that will plague real science for centuries to come

[@noneofyourbeeswax01]

I don't think there's much "if" about it.

[@MinghusHunter00]

Que es eso ?

[@rutgercolinkips7453]

Lo más probable es que sean productos químicos que salen de la segunda etapa de un cohete Spacex.

[@I.____.....__...__]

Elon Musk thinks the solution to polluting the Earth is to head to space, but he's polluting that too. 😒

[@rutgercolinkips7453]

That appears to be exactly what we're looking at overhere, yes!!

[@brandonthomas8726]

Physically impossible to pollute that which is infinite.

[@rutgercolinkips7453]

@@brandonthomas8726 Why do you take the trouble to spread such malevolent lies? Are you by any chance invested in Spacex's polluting practices?

[@brandonthomas8726]

@@rutgercolinkips7453 yes

[@rutgercolinkips7453]

@@brandonthomas8726 So, you are only the next hypocrite willing to sell whatever lies he thinks will help his own bottom-line. Boring......