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laserhaas

(7,805 posts) Thu Dec 27, 2018, 11:44 PM Dec 2018

Strange Blue Light in NY Skyline

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Strange Blue Light in NY Skyline (Original Post) laserhaas Dec 2018 OP

Explosion at the ConEd power station in Astoria, Queens VMA131Marine Dec 2018 #1

Wow. laserhaas Dec 2018 #2

Eek! cwydro Dec 2018 #3

It's impressive the grid held without a blackout. TomSlick Dec 2018 #4

That notion eluded me laserhaas Dec 2018 #5

VMA131Marine

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1. Explosion at the ConEd power station in Astoria, Queens

Reply to laserhaas (Original post)

Thu Dec 27, 2018, 11:48 PM

Dec 2018

The blue light is the the reflection of hundreds of thousands of volts arcing. It went out when they were able to shut the power off.

Accident, or Russian hacking?