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Iridescent Sky

Friday, December 12, 2008

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Iridescent Sky

This very cool shot was captured in Southern California not far Vandenburg Air Force Base. A Minotaur rocket had launched just about an hour before the photo was taken, leaving behind a very photogenic plume of smoke. The contrail shows amazing flashes of color picked up from the setting sun, even though it was captured at night.

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