I happened to be in an aircraft at the time and got a shot of the waves behind it. It was quite a sight!

On Sun, Oct 7, 2018, 20:49 Levi C. Maaia, K6LCM via SBARC-list < sbarc-list@lists.netlojix.com> wrote:

Did anyone else catch the incredible SpaceX Falcon 9 launch tonight?

These images taken from Santa Barbara Mesa show the launch sequence including separation of the first stage which then landed back at Vandenberg Air Force Base. It appeared as if a gaseous cloud from deep space was suddenly transported to fill a quarter of the night sky

At one point after the separation of the first stage, there was a ripple effect that almost made it look like you were seeing a visual representation of radio waves coming off of the rocket. See cropped image. I’m not sure what caused that effect but it was interesting to see.

LCM

*Levi C. Maaia, K6LCM* *Director at Large | **Co-Chair, Telecommunications Services Committee* *Santa Barbara Amateur Radio Club, Inc. http://www.sbarc.org/* *a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public benefit corporation*

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