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![metoffice Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::19282280.png) Met Office [@metoffice](/creator/twitter/metoffice) on x 987.5K followers
Created: 2025-03-24 23:22:11 UTC

We've received many reports of an illuminated swirl in the sky this evening 💫

This is likely to be caused by the SpaceX Falcon X rocket, launched earlier today. The rocket's frozen exhaust plume appears to be spinning in the atmosphere and reflecting the sunlight, causing it to appear as a spiral in the sky 🚀

@Tobytobytobyy @SBillcliffe @albierowlett1 @ARWURZELBS3

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XXXXXXX engagements

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