A European rocket launch created a glowing spiral in New Brunswick’s evening sky Tuesday, but astronomers identified it as a routine satellite mission.
Mysterious spiral Tuesday evening linked to rocket launch from French Guiana
Jennifer Sweet · CBC News
· Posted: Nov 05, 2025 4:46 PM EST | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
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C.J. Bernard, an amateur astrophotographer in the Tobique area, captured a swirl-shaped cloud in the western sky at about 7 p.m. Tuesday. (C.J. Bernard)
The end of daylight time is coinciding with some interesting sights in the dark evening skies this week.
A number of New Brunswickers said they witnessed a swirl-shaped cloud in the western sky at about 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Cellphone quality photos were posted from Riverview, Queens County and the northwestern part of the province.
C.J. Bernard, an amateur astrophotographer in the Tobique area, happened to be out taking pictures Tuesday night of the “fire-in-the-sky” sunset over the St. John River, or Wolastoq, and of the full moon rising.
After he posted some of his shots on Facebook, he noticed the hubbub online over the swirl, turned around and sure enough he could see it right behind him.
According to the European Space Agency, a rocket was launched from its spaceport in French Guiana at 7:02 p.m.
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