Michael Seeley: Photos of stuff (rockets preferred). @WeReportSpace co-founder; @NatGeo contributor; President, @Health_First Foundation. Follows&RTs≠endorse.
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Michael Seeley retweeted
Now targeting no earlier than Tuesday, October 20 for Falcon 9’s launch of the Bandwagon-5 rideshare mission from Florida due to unfavorable recovery weather conditions → spacex.com/launches/bandwago…
Caught a short break in the clouds over FL's Space Coast Sunday night to see an Embraer E175LR (N246NN), American Eagle 3897 operated by Envoy Air, from Miami (MIA) to Wilmington (ILM), crossing the 54% Moon @ 31,000 ft & 429 kts.
📷: me, flight data: @flightradar24 – at Melbourne, FL
Michael Seeley retweeted
The rocket will not travel northeast
Space jellyfish alert!
The Bandwagon-5 rocket launch from Florida on October 19, 2026 at 6:30 AM EDT could produce a space jellyfish. This occurs when a rocket and its expanding exhaust plumes are illuminated by the sun and observers are in local darkness.
NOTE: This rare and unique trajectory is modeled as a best-guess estimate. This prediction may be inaccurate for distant viewers.
The rocket will enter sunlight 02m55s after launch.
Viewing locations, peak elevation while rocket is lit by the sun, and approximate viewing direction:
🟢 Nassau • 66° • NE
🟢 Jacksonville • 28° • SE
🟢 Havana • 25° • ENE
🟢 Charlotte • 14° • SSE
🟡 Virginia Beach • 13° • S
🟡 Kingston • 30° • NE
🟡 Nashville • 7° • SE
🔴 Panama City • 8° • NNE
🔴 Columbus, OH • 5° • SSE
🔴 Managua • 5° • NE
🔴 New Orleans • 9° • ESE
🔴 Mérida • 8° • ENE
🔴 New York • 6° • S
🔴 Providenciales • 77° • NE
See a detailed prediction for your location: jellyfish.johnkrausphotos.co…
Information as of 2026-10-17 20:04 UTC. Weather pending. Forecast does not model cloud cover or atmospheric conditions.
Michael Seeley retweeted
Space jellyfish alert!
The Bandwagon-5 rocket launch from Florida on October 19, 2026 at 6:30 AM EDT could produce a space jellyfish. This occurs when a rocket and its expanding exhaust plumes are illuminated by the sun and observers are in local darkness.
NOTE: This rare and unique trajectory is modeled as a best-guess estimate. This prediction may be inaccurate for distant viewers.
The rocket will enter sunlight 02m55s after launch.
Viewing locations, peak elevation while rocket is lit by the sun, and approximate viewing direction:
🟢 Nassau • 66° • NE
🟢 Jacksonville • 28° • SE
🟢 Havana • 25° • ENE
🟢 Charlotte • 14° • SSE
🟡 Virginia Beach • 13° • S
🟡 Kingston • 30° • NE
🟡 Nashville • 7° • SE
🔴 Panama City • 8° • NNE
🔴 Columbus, OH • 5° • SSE
🔴 Managua • 5° • NE
🔴 New Orleans • 9° • ESE
🔴 Mérida • 8° • ENE
🔴 New York • 6° • S
🔴 Providenciales • 77° • NE
See a detailed prediction for your location: jellyfish.johnkrausphotos.co…
Information as of 2026-10-17 20:04 UTC. Weather pending. Forecast does not model cloud cover or atmospheric conditions.
SpaceX CRS-35 Space Jellyfish redux: this is the noctilucent scene left behind after the Falcon 9 launch on the morning of October 13, shot from Merritt Island, FL looking over the Banana River.
There’s a launch scheduled for Monday (10/19) morning with an hour-long window that opens at 6:30am, but on a SE trajectory, different from this one. If it goes at the beginning of the window, it’s likely to put on a similar show. @johnkrausphotos has built a great tool, @spacejellyalert , that gives excellent predictions.
This particular frame was captured just after the booster landed, using the same camera I shot the streak with. The camera is unsafely close to the water; I was hoping for a reflection, but the water was surprisingly turbulent, so much so that the camera took a splash or two.
Details: ISO 1600, f/2.8, 1/5-sec exposure with a @CanonUSA R5 Mark II and 24mm lens. – at Merritt Island, FL
2x777=1554
Two Boeing 777 freighters crossed the Sun over FL's Space Coast on Thursday (10/15), both flying from Anchorage (ANC) to Miami (MIA).
A 777-200F (N708GT), MSC Air Cargo 731 operated by Atlas Air, crossed @ 31,975 ft & 487 kts. Delivered new in July 2023, it is one of four 777 freighters Atlas flies for container shipping giant MSC.
An hour later, a 777-F1H (N795CK), Kalitta Air 241, crossed @ 34,000 ft & 472 kts, seen through thin clouds. It was formerly an Emirates SkyCargo freighter (A6-EFJ).
📷: me, flight data: @flightradar24 – at Melbourne, FL
Michael Seeley retweeted
Post-flight analysis confirms the Artemis II Orion heat shield performed as expected during its Mach 39 reentry, protecting the spacecraft and the astronauts aboard as they returned from the 694,481-mile journey around the Moon. go.nasa.gov/4B7EWNT
ALT Two photos side-by-side showing the Artemis I Orion heat shield on the left and the Artemis II Orion heat shield on the right. Both heat shields are seen on stands and rotated for inspection. Credit: NASA
Big thanks to the always-cool team at @NatGeo!
Photographer Michael Seeley used a single 426-second exposure to capture the launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in the early hours of October 13, creating a portrait of humanity’s reach beyond Earth.
See more Photos of the Day: on.natgeo.com/ZhrPre
Michael Seeley retweeted
Well done! Congratulations on your Nat Geo pic of the day!
At 6:33 a.m. (ET) Tuesday, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket sending a Cargo Dragon full of supplies to the International Space Station, seen here in a wide view over the Banana River from Merritt Island, FL.
Launch, landing, jellyfish, boostback: this launch had it all, including special guest appearance by the ISS.
(single, 426-sec exposure)
Big thanks to the nice people at National Geographic for featuring my SpaceX CRS-35 streak shot as "Photo of the Day."
Link: nationalgeographic.com/photo…
Michael Seeley retweeted
Sometimes one extraordinary view is all it takes to remind us how incredible spaceflight is, and how much we still have to explore.
This morning’s “space jellyfish” gave people across the East Coast a reason to look up as @SpaceX launched science and supplies to the @Space_Station for @NASA. Hopefully it inspired a few to keep looking up!
These incredible photos from the ground and from space capture the launch of SpaceX CRS-35. Expedition 75 eagerly awaits its arrival, carrying important science to help further our ambitious goals of space exploration as well as critical hardware for extending the life of @Space_Station which will be used in future spacewalks.
Photos 1-2: NASA/John Kraus
Michael Seeley retweeted
Wow
At 6:33 a.m. (ET) Tuesday, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket sending a Cargo Dragon full of supplies to the International Space Station, seen here in a wide view over the Banana River from Merritt Island, FL.
Launch, landing, jellyfish, boostback: this launch had it all, including special guest appearance by the ISS.
(single, 426-sec exposure)
Michael Seeley retweeted
Stunning ‘jellyfish’ effect as a Falcon 9 rocket launched cargo toward the International Space Station this morning. This was up there among the most stunning I’ve ever seen and was visible across much of the eastern U.S.
Michael Seeley retweeted
At 6:33 a.m. (ET) Tuesday, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket sending a Cargo Dragon full of supplies to the International Space Station, seen here in a wide view over the Banana River from Merritt Island, FL.
Launch, landing, jellyfish, boostback: this launch had it all, including special guest appearance by the ISS.
(single, 426-sec exposure)
Michael Seeley retweeted
Incredible 😲
At 6:33 a.m. (ET) Tuesday, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket sending a Cargo Dragon full of supplies to the International Space Station, seen here in a wide view over the Banana River from Merritt Island, FL.
Launch, landing, jellyfish, boostback: this launch had it all, including special guest appearance by the ISS.
(single, 426-sec exposure)
At 6:33 a.m. (ET) Tuesday, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket sending a Cargo Dragon full of supplies to the International Space Station, seen here in a wide view over the Banana River from Merritt Island, FL.
Launch, landing, jellyfish, boostback: this launch had it all, including special guest appearance by the ISS.
(single, 426-sec exposure)
Fire in the sky: At 6:33 a.m. (ET) Tuesday, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket sending a Cargo Dragon full of supplies to the International Space Station.
This is after stage separation as the booster (top) heads back to land, and the 2nd stage (bottom) heads to space. – at Merritt Island, FL
Michael Seeley retweeted
Less than one hour until today’s Falcon 9 launch of the CRS-35 mission to the @Space_Station from Florida. All systems are looking good, and weather is favorable for liftoff at 6:33 a.m. ET → spacex.com/launches/crs35
Michael Seeley retweeted
This would be a great one, visible far and wide. Similar to the Starlink mission on March 4 earlier this year. Highly recommend looking out for it!
Space jellyfish alert!
CRS-35 from SLC-40 in Florida on October 13, 2026 at 6:33 AM EDT could produce a space jellyfish. This occurs when a rocket and its expanding exhaust plumes are illuminated by the sun and observers are in local darkness.
The rocket will enter sunlight 03m20s after launch.
See a detailed prediction for your location: jellyfish.johnkrausphotos.co…
Information as of 2026-10-11 16:19 UTC
