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By Joshua Hawkins
Published Mar 25th, 2024 2:00PM EDT
With the solar maximum inching closer, astrophotographers are expecting to see more and more auroras in the night sky. However, that isn’t the only light show that photographers are catching photos of recently. In fact, a startling spiral light appeared within the northern lights earlier this month, raising questions that, thankfully, have a very easy answer.
The light that appeared in the skies over the Arctic might look otherworldly in nature, but it actually has a very terrestrial explanation. That’s because the spiral was created by what many have begun to call a “SpaceX spiral.” You can see the latest images in Spaceweather.com‘s report. This phenomenon has been spotted a number of times over the past couple of years, with one such spiral or whirlpool appearing over Hawaii in 2022.