Telescope shoots video of heavenly halo ("mystery flash" filmed from Mauna Kea, Hawaii)

Star Advertiser ^ | July 2, 2011 | By Jim Borg

[Islander7]

The pre-dawn phenomenon, which looks like a huge bubble expanding and then popping, was recorded June 22 by the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope and the Subaru Telescope.

Since then, speculation has run rampant about the source of the early morning flash.

Ichi Tanaka, a support astronomer at Subaru Telescope, describes it as "a huge halo of light above the eastern horizon," adding, "It was slowly expanding to over 45 degrees in five minutes or more."

[Islander7]

Speculation is that the bubble was a shock wave as the missile flew through the upper atmosphere. Or maybe it was fuel expanding in space from the separation of the third stage.

Or, as a blogger from Discover Magazine lightly proposed, it could be a wormhole from the Pegasus Galaxy.

[RobRoy]

>>Or, as a blogger from Discover Magazine lightly proposed, it could be a wormhole from the Pegasus Galaxy.<<

That’s just stupid.

I’m thinking Andromeda. They are the only ones that really care.

[Trod Upon]

Ok, who farted?

[KoRn]

Maybe they were looking toward Japan. lol

Certainly weird, none the less.

[edcoil]

It was in Pirates of the Caribbean, didn’t you see the movie how you get from the underworld back to the real world.

[DBrow]

Explosion of an ice chunk in the upper atmosphere? This has happened in the past with enough energy to make people think a nuke had been popped.

[Miss Behave]

So sue me.

[DBrow]

http://www.universetoday.com/43776/asteroid-explosion-over-indonesia/

We need to see if any of the infrasound monitor network is online. That net should have evidence of what this was.

[Freak Flag]

Come on!! Monday is the fourth, it was somebody testing a new skyrocket .

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

"It was those darned raccoons."

[CharlyFord]

Ok, who farted?

With a gas buble that big, it had to be Michael Moore!

[Rebelbase]

I’d be proud to claim one that large.

[6ppc]

Look familiar???

[Brett66]

That sounds like a plausible explanation or it could be atmospheric sprites.

[Trod Upon]

God help us.

[woofer]

I bow down to our new lord and masters...the Ants.

[G Larry]

If we go with the MMIII, RV theory, I would postulate the following:
Frequently 1 of the RV has a spotting charge, which is just HE to simulate the completing of the detonation sequence.
The variables in the atmosphere, combined with time of day and camera angle, could produce the effect.
There are similar atmospheric phenomenon that occur on launch, during just the right conditions.

[decimon]

By Jim Borg?

[Windflier]

I once saw something that looked like a huge bubble or halo expand through the upper atmosphere directly overhead, in Los Angeles. This was around 1986 or so. It happened around midday.

Never figured out what it was, and never saw a news report about it, but it was spectacular.

[texmexis best]

It’s the Big Chemtrail! We’re all gonna die!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!