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MinotaurLaunch
A twilight launch of a Minotaur rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base. Picture taken from the roof of my condominium complex in Sherman Oaks, CA. The rocket carried the DARPA Streak satellite into a polar orbit. Because the launch was at twilight, the rocket was high enough to be in sunlight, while we on the ground were in darkness. Thus we were treated to a show of noctilucent clouds from the rocket's exhaust trail.
MinotaurLaunch
A twilight launch of a Minotaur rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base. Picture taken from the roof of my condominium complex in Sherman Oaks, CA. The rocket carried the DARPA Streak satellite into a polar orbit. Because the launch was at twilight, the rocket was high enough to be in sunlight, while we on the ground were in darkness. Thus we were treated to a show of noctilucent clouds from the rocket's exhaust trail.