February 6, 2025

This Week in Amateur Radio

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SpaceX Falcon-9

Via Southgate: Strange things in the sky, courtesy of SpaceX

Yesterday, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral. The seemingly routine launch set off a series of strange events.

Sky watchers in North America saw an explosive “smoke ring” while onlookers in New Zealand were amazed by a new “spiral galaxy” pinwheeling across the heavens. There was also a head-scratching display of “rocket-powered auroras.”

See the photos and learn more on today’s edition of Spaceweather.com.

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