The 'strange blue lights' seen over the Arctic Circle were not aliens, says NASA
I write about science and nature, stargazing and eclipses.These mysterious blue lights were claimed by NASA, whose AZURE rockets left tracers of trimethylaluminum and a mixture of barium and strontium that reacted to create an incredible light show.UPDATE: AZURE is the fifth mission in the Grand Challenge Initiative, not the first, as previously stated
The 15+ blue lights appeared in two clear spots in the sky above Abisko, Sweden. “I first spotted the lights on our Aurora Web Cam which continually captures the night sky above Abisko in Sweden, and couldn’t believe what I was seeing," said Chad Blakley, a Northern Lights photography expert and founder ofby Chad Blakley's "It looked like an alien attack"
From rocket launch to dispersal of the blue light-cloud, as captured by on an Aurora Web Cam by Chad Blakley.A completely harmless chemical cloud. The AZURE team had to wait until there was a strong display of the Northern Lights in clear skies during a launch window that was open from March 23 through April 10, hence the sight of blue lights in the sky at the weekend when those conditions prevailed.
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