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Steve Browne
Cape Hatteras, NC, USA
05/09/2021
02:55 am

Equipment Details:

Panasonic G9 camera with Laowa 7.5mm f/2 lens.

Post-processing Details:

Processed in Lightroom and Topaz DeNoise AI for noise reduction

Image Details:

While shooting the Milky Way at the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse the Chinese Long March 5 rocket booster, which had earlier in the evening re-entered Earth's atmosphere, streaked by overhead. It was easily visible to the naked eye. The rocket body could be seen glowing red with a long, wide tail.

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