This super shot leaves us moonstruck
We could go on and on with the green-cheesy moon idioms to describe this shot, but let's just call this cool snap FLORIDA TODAY's latest Photo of the Week.
Photographer Craig Bailey didn't promise the moon. But he certainly made us feel like he flew us there with this gem, that of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, carrying 21 Starlink satellites, passing in front of the moon after liftoff from Kennedy Space Center on April 12.
And after two days of scrubs, the launch came on the night of April's full moon, a micromoon, to boot.
"I was out on the wildlife refuge with several others hoping to get a photo of the moon transit," Bailey said.
"I like these types of photos because they're different from the 'average' launch photo and they don't happen that often. They take a little more advance planning — and a lot of luck."
The result? Truly something to (you knew it was coming, right?) moon over.
This article originally appeared on Florida Today: A launch shot that sends us over the moon: Photo of the Week
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