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Moshe
@MosheDe_
New York native,🗽 Avgeek, ✈️ Space enthusiast, 🚀🪐 Photography, 📸📱
Beigetreten Eylül 2024
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What's happening to this Sun-crossing rocket?
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, visible on the upper left, launched only about one minute before this amazing image was captured.
As it rose to low Earth orbit from Cape Canaveral, Florida, USA, in late May, the rocket became supersonic before it crossed the disk of the distant Sun -- from the perspective of the well-placed photographer.
The spacecraft's high speed caused bow-shaped compressed-air shockwaves to form across leading surfaces, with at least three visible even outside the Sun's disk because they refract sunlight.
The trailing exhaust caused turbulence visible on the lower right. None of this was damaging to the robotic Starlink 10-53 mission, which delivered 29 communications satellites to low Earth orbit as planned. And if that isn't amazing enough - the Sun had spots!
Image Credit & Copyright: John Winkopp (WAI Media)

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@samsheffer Mazel Tov!!! You two should have a happy and healthy long life together.
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@elonmusk @bluemoondance74 SpaceX Falcon 9 Second stage passing above New York City on April 14, 2026.
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Rockets and spaceships taking us to stars is an inspiring future
SpaceX@SpaceX
Falcon 9 launches 24 @Starlink satellites from California
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Watch Falcon 9 launch 24 @Starlink satellites to orbit from California twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
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@DanTVusa @EmpireStateBldg @ESRTsocial @4WTC @NYC @NYCMayor @weatherchannel @accuweather @NBCNewYork @ABC7NY @SonyAlpha That’s some incredible shots ⚡️
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“She’s Electric”
Did you catch the crazy Thunder and Lightning Storm over New York City last night? So many lightning bolts. ⚡️⚡️⚡️#NewYorkCity #Storm



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