The Falcon 9 rocket launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base (formerly Vandenberg Air Force Base), California on August 7, 2023. These images were taken from Lake Cuyamaca in the backcountry of San Diego County, California.
The Falcon 9 rocket launch as seen from Cuyamaca Woods, Julian, California, June 18, 2024. Image 1 shows the two fairings that protect the satellite payload separating. The booster is also visible. Image 2 was taken a short time after Image 1, and the booster is very easy to see as a white-ish dot. Image 4 shows the first stage booster heading for a drone ship off the coast to be re-used. Image 5 is the contrail left in the sky.
The Firefly Alpha rocket launch as seen from Cuyamaca Woods, Julian, California, July 3, 2024. Including a sequence as the rocket lifted off from Vandenberg SFB, it's passage to the west, and some ionosphere disruption (pink glow) as the second stage passed to the southwest.
