This is one of the all-time coolest APODs.
In the pic, and at the two minute mark of this video, there’s a never before seen wave effect caused by some interaction of the rocket’s shock wave, high altitude (11 km) clouds, and sunlight. It’s worth checking out.
In the APOD forum, various geeks are working out some theories to explain it.
Looks like somebody has some serious dust bunnies on their sensor.
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