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arconin
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During the Discovery launch this past July 4th I noticed something I had not seen before on launches I had previously watched (not many admittedly, but several). <br /><br />As seen from the Main fuel tank camera just around the time of MECO and up to tank separation there were bands of Orange light arcing around the Orbiter and wisping away, looked like flame or plasma ribbons. <br /><br />It reminded me of the condensation bands that form around aircraft approaching and breaking the sound barrier or performing high G maneuvers, which form, maybe run the length of the body of the craft and wisp away.<br /><br />Anyhow, did anybody else see it and what was its cause?