This cloud is from flares ejected from a C-17 plane. The pattern, that looks like an owl, results from the air flow over the wings, called wingtip vortices.
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Astronomy Picture of the Day
This cloud is from flares ejected from a C-17 plane. The pattern, that looks like an owl, results from the air flow over the wings, called wingtip vortices.
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