2025年2月17日
SpaceX Rocket Launch Plume over California
Image Credit & Copyright: Martin LaMontagne
Explanation: What’s happened to the sky? Last Monday, the photogenic launch plume from a SpaceX rocket launch created quite a spectacle over parts of southern California and Arizona. Looking at times like a giant space fish, the impressive rocket launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base near Lompoc, California, was so bright because it was backlit by the setting Sun. The Falcon 9 rocket successfully delivered to low Earth orbit 23 Starlink communications satellites. The plume from the first stage is seen on the right, while the soaring upper stage rocket is seen at the apex of the plume toward the left. Venus appears at the top of the frame, while a bright streetlight shines on the far right. The featured image was captured toward the west after sunset from near Phoenix, Arizona.
Tomorrow’s picture: Thor birds
加州上空的景观：太空探索技术公司火箭发射的羽状烟尘
影像提供与版权: Martin LaMontagne
说明: 天空发生了什么事？上周一，太空探索技术公司的火箭发射时，所喷出的美丽羽状烟尘，为南加州和亚利桑那州部分地区的天空带来一场视觉享宴。这例源自加州隆波克附近的范登堡空军基地的火箭发射，因为受到落日的照射，看起来格外明亮，甚至一度形似庞大的太空鱼。这艘猎鹰9号火箭，成功的把23颗星链通信卫星推送到低地球轨道上。在视野的右侧，可见到第一级火箭的喷出的烟尘，而左侧的羽状烟雾的顶端，则可见到攀升中的第二级火箭。这幅西眺的的主题影像，是在那天的日落后摄于亚利桑那州的凤凰城附近。
明日的图片: Thor birds
