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Rocket Plume Shadow Points to the Moon

Image Credit: Pat McCracken, NASA

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The long plume of a launching rocket is seen on the left side of the image. The upper part of the plume is bright, while the lower part is smokey brown. The bright part of the plume is illuminated by the Sun and casts a long and dark shadow corridor across the image. The shadow appears to end on a Full Moon.

APOD: 2024 February 11 – Rocket Plume Shadow Points to the Moon

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A. Lee Bennett Jr.
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Very awesome. Far better than the tiny hint of the effect I captured with the Space Shuttle many years ago.
Smoke trail post Shuttle launch. The smoke casts a streaking shadow at the apex. The Shuttle and the two boosters falling away are also visible.

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