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Old February 21st 10, 08:14 PM posted to sci.space.policy
Allen Thomson
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Default Recent Night Launch-Exhaust Strangeness

On Feb 21, 11:54*am, Robert Love wrote:
I've seen pictures from the recent night launch that seem to show
something strange in the SRB exhust. *I'm pretty sure it's not a lens
internal reflection. * Does anybody know what these are?


Looks like a vortex ring. Maybe due to combustion instability (ISTR
that this may be called "chuffing")?