Pre-dawn and post-sunset rocket launch plumes

This photo was taken of the plume from a SpaceX Falcon9 rocket launched from Vandenberg SFB about 45 minutes before sunrise, but with illumination from the 3rd quarter moon. Taken with Lumix G9, 17 mm lens, f/2.8, 1/1.6 sec, ISO 1600.
Taken at Camarillo, CA,


about 100 miles distant from the launch pad.

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Hi Dan :wave: Welcome to the forum.

That’s super cool :sunglasses: