Odd smoke plume over Ireland

[GM4AJK]

There have been plenty of videos of satellites re-entering (which was my first impression of this video) but the first 3 seconds (flash and audible bang) seem to suggest otherwise. A firework on a very windy evening?

 

[flarkey]

This looks to me like the smoke from the firework being blown northwards.


Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Nvv32WXZtc

 

[flarkey]

The video is from Buncranna, Ireland on 3 October at 9.45pm. The wind was indeed from 175 degrees, so blowing towards the north at that time.

 

[Trailblazer]

This looks to me like the smoke from the firework being blown northwards.

And you couldn't have a more obvious pattern of stars in frame to show which way is north!

 

[RTM]

Random fireworks going off are not unusual in the lead up to Halloween in Ireland.

 

[flarkey]

Random fireworks going off are not unusual in the lead up to Halloween in Ireland.

Indeed. In Ireland fireworks are more of a Halloween thing compared to the mainland UK where they are more of a November 5th Bonfire night phenomenon.

 

[jon_eir]

Indeed. In Ireland fireworks are more of a Halloween thing compared to the mainland UK where they are more of a November 5th Bonfire night phenomenon.

yes without getting into the details-the rules around fireworks are different here than other places. the proximity of this location to northern Ireland and the different rules there makes the there used in Buncrana completely explainable.

Fireworks are dangerous. You need a licence to import them to Ireland and the way they are stored and sold is regulated by laws on explosives.

https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/justice/criminal-law/criminal-offences/the-law-on-fireworks/

Halloween was basically invented here as a pagan harvest festival and gain popularity following emigration to US

Halloween's roots can be found in Samhain (pronounced "Sow-in"), an ancient Celtic festival that marked the end of the harvest season and the onset of winter

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj4d40rwwyjo

with the poster associated with photography and the claiming this was a "Sky Cam" can someone explain why there seems to so much artifacting or am I just getting that wrong?

 

[jarlrmai]

I am not sure what you mean?