Spacecraft and rocket launches are increasingly common in our skies -- to the point where satellite trails are considered nuisances in deep sky astrophotos, just as airplane trails have been for decades. Occasionally, however, they are the targets I go after.
ULA Atlas V Launch |
ULA Delta 2 Launch |
SpaceX / Iridium-4 Launch
22 Dec. 2017 |
SpaceX Falcon 9 Launch (29 Sept. 2013) |
Atlas V Launch (12 Dec. 2014) |
Jason 3 / Falcon 9 Launch 16 Jan. 2016 |
24 Sept. 2011 Geostationary Satellites |
1 Oct. 2011 Geostationary Satellites 2 |
Minuteman Launch (2 Oct. 1999) |
Minotaur Launch (22 Sept. 2005) |
Fuel Dump in Orion (11 Nov. 2007) |