SpaceX Starlink Spectacular Streak to Orbit Under Full Beaver Moon and Halo – Photos

Posted On: November 28, 2023
Posted By: Ken Kremer
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SpaceX Falcon 9 blasts off below beautiful and rare Sky Halo around Full Beaver Moon on frosty Florida night at 11:20 p.m. ET Monday, Nov 27, 2023 from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) on Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) with a payload 23 Starlink internet satellites destined for LEO. Captured with Fisheye lens. Single image. Nearly 4 minute long duration exposure taken from Titusville, FL across the Indian River Lagoon. Falcon 9 B1062.17 1st stage flew to space and back for 17th time. VAB & Pad 39B at NASA KSC with Artemis Mobile Launcher seen above pier. Credit: Ken Kremer/spaceupclose.com

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TITUSVILLE, FL – A Full Beaver Moon surrounded by a Halo was the star of the show Monday evening Nov. 27 as another batch of SpaceX Starlink broadband satellites streak to orbit below the beautiful celestial display.

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