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Credit & Copyright: Mike Deep
Explanation:
Early morning risers along Florida's Space Coast, planet Earth,
were treated to a launch spectacle
on
September 2nd.
Before dawn an Atlas V rocket rose into still dark skies carrying
a US Navy communications satellite from Cape Canaveral Air Force
Station into Earth orbit.
This minutes
long exposure follows the rocket's arc
climbing eastward over the Atlantic.
As
the rocket rises above Earth's shadow,
its fiery trail becomes an eerie,
noctilucent
exhaust plume glinting in sunlight.
Of course, the short, bright startrail just above the cloud bank is
Venus rising, now appearing in planet Earth's skies as
the brilliant morning star.
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NASA Official: Jay Norris. Specific rights apply.
A service of: LHEA at NASA / GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
Based on Astronomy Picture
Of the Day
Publications with keywords: rocket - launch
Publications with words: rocket - launch
See also:
- APOD: 2025 February 17 Á SpaceX Rocket Launch Plume over California
- APOD: 2025 January 5 Á Rocket Launch as Seen from the International Space Station
- Rocket Engine Fireplace
- Sky Full of SARs
- APOD: 2024 March 12 Á A Galaxy Shaped Rocket Exhaust Spiral
- Falcon Heavy Boostback Burn
- APOD: 2024 January 2 Á Rocket Transits Rippling Moon