Luminous Sphere Seen in the Sky: Astronomers’ Explanations

A rare phenomenon that arouses strong interests since last Sunday, September 29. Astronomers Association of Mauritius is of the opinion that this sphere of light was seen in the sky was formed by debris from a satellite or a rocket propelled into space.

Also according to the association, NASA launched the Cygnus , a refueling pod toward the International Space Station (ISS) and it turns out that the station is in orbit has increased around 20 hours on the African continent . Therefore, debris of the boat created a halo in the Mauritian sky.

For other users, however, this phenomenon would emanate from the rocket Falcon 9 accompanied by a satellite, launched by the Canadian Space Agency on the same night around 20 pm (Mauritius). Thus, the same effect would have occurred with debris. But Mauritian Internet speculating about a celestial phenomenon known as crib or Hive . It is an open cluster in Cancer known since antiquity that comes with the naked eye as a nebulous object.