SpaceX Launch Paints Florida Skies with Rare Noctilucent Clouds
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A SpaceX rocket launch from Cape Canaveral on Wednesday morning created a stunning display of noctilucent clouds visible in Northeast Florida. These high-altitude clouds, formed from rocket vapor trails, appeared as glowing, wispy formations in the pre-dawn sky. Noctilucent clouds occur when water vapor and exhaust from rockets freeze into ice crystals in the mesosphere, creating luminous trails that are illuminated by the sun's rays below the horizon.
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