While you watched the Perseids on Tuesday evening, have you been surprised by a luminous object?
A luminous spiral crossed the Quebec sky on August 12 around 10:40 p.m.
Photo : Facebook / Zenderfull
On its social networks, the Astrolab of the Mont-Mégantic National Park explains that a light spiral crossed the Quebec sky around 10:40 p.m.
It was in all likelihood of the 2e floor of an Ariane 6 rocket which was ignition of its engine in order to have it after having dropped the European satellite Metop-SGA1 in polar orbit
we explain.
A luminous spiral crossed the Quebec sky on August 12 around 10:40 p.m.
Photo : Facebook / Zenderfull
What an incredible spectacle!
The rocket took off from the Kourou space center, in French Guiana.
A luminous spiral crossed the Quebec sky on August 12 around 10:40 p.m.
Photo : Facebook / Phil Bolduc
The spectacle of the Perseids is at its peak these days.
