First Attempt with a Night Shot from John F. Kennedy Space Center, in Florida

jabird56

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This was my first attempt at taking a NIGHT SHOT of a Falcon 9 rocket with another payload of Starlink satellites heading to space. This shot was taken from my driveway, where the rocket was ascending over the Atlantic 135+ miles to the southwest from me. The red (flashing) streak going across
the upper right corner, is an airliner heading into Orlando International Airport.

Being on bulb for about 1.5 to 2 minutes, caused the star streaking also.

Canon EOS 90D / Bulb / Spot Meter / RAW / ISO800
Canon EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM @100mm and f/10.0

Post Processing using DxO Photolab 7 Elite
90D_23-12-29_IMG_6337_DxO-3.jpg
 
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What happened in the lowermost part? Is that booster separation or just an artifact?

Cool picture. I'm envious that you can see space rockets from your home.
 
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