Spectacular "Northern Lights" Effect From The Launch Of A Russian Military Satellite In The Ural Mountains

Is It A Bird? Is It A Plane? Er, No, It's A Russian Military Satellite Which Created 'Northern Lights' Effect -- Daily Mail

It was a sight that attracted the attention of space watchers the world over - but the lights which illuminated the night sky were not the result of a UFO, but rather the Russian military.

The Soyuz rocket, launched to carry a military communications satellite into orbit, created a spectacular light show as it passed over Ekaterinburg, the biggest city in Russia's Ural Mountains.

The eye-catching blue streaks were

The Soyuz rocket, launched to carry a military communications satellite into orbit, created a spectacular light show as it passed over Ekaterinburg, the biggest city in Russia's Ural Mountains.

The eye-catching blue streaks were thought to be caused by moonlight shining through particles emitted by the rocket.

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