Sunday morning in Cocoa Beach, Florida as SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying Starlink satellites just after 11am (ET).
SpainSat NGII by SpaceX
At 9:30pm (ET) Thursday (October 23), SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket, sending the SpainSat NG II satellite to space.
This was the view from Palm Shores, Florida, looking over the Indian River Lagoon.
Starlink 10-52 by SpaceX
Good morning, Space Coast, this is your 5:27am wakeup call.
This is the Thursday morning SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch that sent a batch of Starlink satellites to space, seen from Satellite Beach, Florida.
Kuiper KF-03 by SpaceX
Kuiper KF-03 launch Monday night by SpaceX carrying satellites for Amazon.
It was *very* clear out, clear enough to see the Falcon 9 1st stage re-entry burn far out over the Atlantic Ocean.
Piper Meets Moon
A Piper Seneca (reg N333SE) from Paris Air Flight School in Vero Beach, Florida, soars gracefully across the face of the full-ish (99% waning) Moon, captured last night (10/7/25) from Melbourne, FL. Cruising at 5,425 feet and 127 knots, per Flightradar24—aviation meets astronomy! ߌ墜诸
Airbus meets Moon
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Wednesday morning over the Space Coast as an Airbus A321-271NX (N731NK) casually photobombs the 98% waning Moon.
That's Spirit Airlines 3123, traveling from Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to New York (EWR) @ 34,975ft & 433kts.
Fun fact: The bright crater the plane is pointed at is Aristarchus crater, named after the Greek astronomer Aristarchus of Samos; it's a lunar impact crater that lies in the northwest part of the Moon's near side. It is considered the brightest of the large formations on the lunar surface, with an albedo nearly double that of most lunar features. The feature is bright enough to be visible to the naked eye, and displays unusually bright features when viewed through a large telescope. It is also readily identified when most of the lunar surface is illuminated by earthshine. The crater is deeper than the Grand Canyon. (Source: Wikipedia)
(📷:me, flight data by Flightradar24.com)
Starlink 10-59 by SpaceX
While you were sleeping (probably), Space Coast: At 2:46am Tuesday, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket, sending a batch of Starlink satellites to space, the first launch in ~2 weeks.
This was the scene from Cocoa Beach, bathed in moonlight from the Full Harvest Moon (behind me), still cloudy, very breezy and occasionally rainy.
IMAP by SpaceX / Solar Transit
Carrying 3 NASA spacecraft to map the Sun's influence across space, that's a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched Wed AM from KSC's LC-39A, passing in front of its study subject, appearing to point at a region of solar activity, 4225.
Region 4225, comprising two sunspots, spans 110 millionths of a solar hemisphere, which translates to over 330 million square kilometers in size.
That's roughly an Earth-sized spot.
More about the IMAP mission here: science.nasa.gov/mission/imap/
Solar activity details: Spaceweather.com
📷: me from my other camera, a Canon USA R5 & RF100-500mm w/ 1.4x TC and a proper solar filter. The Sun was somewhat unexpectedly bright this morning, so I'm glad I brought a filter out with me
Starlink 10-27 by SpaceX
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket streaking over Cocoa Beach Sunday morning at 6:53am (ET), with special guest, the space "jellyfish," downrange, as the second stage catches light from the rising Sun.
This was a seriously pretty launch.
Starlink 10-27 by SpaceX
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket streaking over Cocoa Beach Sunday morning at 6:53am (ET), with special guest, the space "jellyfish," downrange, as the second stage catches light from the rising Sun.
This was a seriously pretty launch.
Starlink 10-27 by SpaceX
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket streaking over Cocoa Beach Sunday morning at 6:53am (ET), with special guest, the space "jellyfish," downrange, as the second stage catches light from the rising Sun.
This was a seriously pretty launch.
Cygnus XL launch by SpaceX
Liftoff!!
At 6:11pm (ET) Sunday, SpaceX launched a Cygnus XL spacecraft for @northropgrumman sending supplies to the International Space Station.
~8 mins later, the Falcon 9 first stage booster returned to be flown again.
Cygnus XL launch by SpaceX
Liftoff!!
At 6:11pm (ET) Sunday, SpaceX launched a Cygnus XL spacecraft for @northropgrumman sending supplies to the International Space Station.
~8 mins later, the Falcon 9 first stage booster returned to be flown again.
Cygnus XL launch by SpaceX
Liftoff!!
At 6:11pm (ET) Sunday, SpaceX launched a Cygnus XL spacecraft for @northropgrumman sending supplies to the International Space Station.
~8 mins later, the Falcon 9 first stage booster returned to be flown again.
Cygnus XL launch by SpaceX
Liftoff!!
At 6:11pm (ET) Sunday, SpaceX launched a Cygnus XL spacecraft for @northropgrumman sending supplies to the International Space Station.
~8 mins later, the Falcon 9 first stage booster returned to be flown again.
3rd Quarter Moon Lunar Transit
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Bathed in morning sunlight, an Embraer E175LR (N288NN) transits the 3rd quarter Moon early Sunday over the Space Coast.
American Eagle 4113 was traveling from Wilmington (ILM) to Miami (MIA) at 32k ft & 431 kts.
(ߓ纠me; flight data by @flightradar24)
Nusantara Lima by SpaceX
Liftoff!!
At 9:56pm (ET) Thursday night, SpaceX launched the Nusantara Lima mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, seen here from Port Canaveral and the Exploration Tower.
Sunset over the Space Coast
Sunday night sunset scenes from the Space Coast of Florida
Sunset over the Space Coast
Sunday night sunset scenes from the Space Coast of Florida
Sunset over the Space Coast
Sunday night sunset scenes from the Space Coast of Florida
