video | A mysterious swirl in the Alaskan sky appears with the Northern Lights, and scientists explain

Weather of Arabia - While astrophotographers were taking various pictures of the aurora borealis lights, one of them captured amazing pictures of a mysterious event over the Donnelly Dome area in Alaska. A glowing vortex of a light blue color resembling a galaxy appeared for a few minutes. It passed through the sky of Alaska on Saturday, April 15, 2023, and disappeared as quickly as it appeared, which raised questions about it, and there were many interpretations until scientists clarified its interpretation. One of the photographers says: "I was completely surprised and baffled when I first saw a distant bright light coming towards me from the northern horizon..At first, I thought it was a jet plane flying through the clouds, but later it spiraled and swelled in size very quickly," according to what was published by the photographer. CBS 42. (Watch video above) The blue swirl made its way through the sky, which was shimmering with green and red aurora borealis for several minutes before fading away. The photographer couldn't believe what he was seeing, but fortunately he was able to act quickly and snap pictures of the event so he could share it with the world. The professional photographer says that once he got home, he started doing some research, and that's when he realized that what he saw in the sky wasn't a natural occurrence. Just three hours earlier, in California, the SpaceX Transporter-7 mission had launched a Falcon 9 rocket and three hours later it could be seen over Alaska. And there were different interpretations about the matter, some of them said that it is a phenomenon associated with the aurora borealis, and some of them said that some particles suspended in the air had formed this vortex, and some even said that it might be a prelude to an alien invasion! Scientists explain the glowing vortex Scientists say that the vortex that appeared on the horizon is actually a frozen rocket engine exhaust, and when sunlight is captured at high altitudes, it glows intensely and creates this spiral formation. Don Hampton, a research associate professor at the Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, described the sighting as "unique" and said it was partly due to the conditions that allowed it to happen. The region, on which direct sunlight was reflected, led to the production of this spiral shape," adding that if that had happened in the middle of winter, it is possible that we would not have seen this scene because the sun's shadow at this time would be much higher than the horizon line that witnessed the incident. Salat wasn't the only photographer who was able to record this unique event with his camera, he told The New York Times. :50 GMT, the mysterious spiral appeared and then vanished as quickly as it appeared.Transporter is known to be a partner mission for SpaceX flights, and this was its seventh launch.According to "Space News", the flight was carrying 51 satellites.Scientists say that some of the satellites The industrial space included in the flight was dedicated to monitoring greenhouse gases, as well as monitoring the weather.