Astronomy Picture of the Day

   [1]Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our
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                              2024 September 28
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                          Rocket Eclipse at Sunset
     Image Credit & [3]Copyright: [4]Ben Cooper ([5]Launch Photography)

   Explanation: Shockwaves ripple across the glare as a launch eclipses
   the setting Sun in this [6]exciting close-up. Captured on September 17,
   the roaring Falcon 9 rocket carried European Galileo L13 navigation
   satellites to medium Earth orbit [7]after a lift-off from Cape
   Canaveral on Florida's space coast. The Falcon 9 booster returned
   safely to Earth about 8.5 minutes later, notching the 22nd launch and
   landing for the reusable workhorse launch vehicle. But where did it
   land? [8]Just Read the Instructions.

                   Tomorrow's picture: seven dusty sisters
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   4. http://www.launchphotography.com/Photographer.html
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   6. https://www.launchphotography.com/Galileo_L13
   7. https://www.space.com/spacex-galileo-l13-satellite-navigation-launch
   8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_spaceport_drone_ship#Just_Read_the_Instructions_(II)
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