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    What did we see streaking across the sky? Myrtle beach 7/26/25 05:09

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    3. stimpy_thecat on

      Amazing how normal and unremarkable a sight like this is becoming. Not too terribly long ago this would have been national or even global news. Now it’s “ho hum, Elon launched another one.”

    4. silentProtagonist42 on

      Quick and dirty guide to identifying that streaky, glowy thing in the night sky:

      * If it’s blink-and-you-miss-it fast, it was a meteor
      * If it lasts a few minutes, it’s a rocket launch
      * If it lasts a few months, it’s a comet.

    5. gonzo8927 on

      Do you think this question will get posted eternally? Or should it one day become general knowledge that pretty much anything you see at night is a space x rocket launch lol

    7. thomasottoson on

      Ughhhh how much longer do we have to go before people can figure this out in their own

    8. volcanic1235423 on

      Beautiful space jellyfish (or plume expansion) from a spacex falcon 9 upper stage.

    9. Thief025 on

      I’m sure someone recently also posted a very similar image but from Australia

    10. XDemonicBeastX9 on

      How many times does SpaceX have to set off rockets before people will stop thinking these are aliens like come on people this has happened so many times now lmao

    11. RogueGunslinger on

      Damn. That is one of the best looking ones I’ve seen. Like a comet from an anime, or The Eye from Andor. You’re lucky.

    12. Sphartacus on

      This is like every other week in the Vegas subs. Here it’s always a SpaceX launch. 

    13. NHLdylan on

      It’s that dark at 5:09? I honestly can’t remember how early it gets dark in the lower 48.

    16. SunScope on

      The fact that this is someone’s every day view is so mind boggling. Im thankful for every day that I breathe and also hate my fucking life so much.

    17. skyliders on

      Lol okay everyone you see weird shit in the sky you should just automatically think its elon I see these posts every other week about starlink and space x rockets

    18. Sffau on

      In the third picture, there also seems to be a chain of starlink in the upper right quadrant near the end of the trail.

    20. passionatebreeder on

      “Some friends and I saw what looked like a rocket….”

      Correct. That is what you seen.

    21. Robinatlga on

      Saw it in Mcdonough ga July 26th at 5:09 am, was a brown color but exactly what I saw

    22. ChiefTestPilot87 on

      Aliens probably aliens. Not the illegal kind, but possibly not the legal kind either

    23. AffectionateTree8651 on

      The answer to this question is always SpaceX. They launch more than anyone in the world.

    24. GrinningPariah on

      Rocket launch, as others have said.

      If you’re wondering why you haven’t seen this before, a few years back SpaceX got permission to launch at a new location and time window which coincidentally lines up in a way that people on the ground are already in the night (so it’s easier to see objects in the sky) but the rocket is still in sunlight, just over the horizon.

      What you’re seeing, specifically, is sunlight scattering through the burst of propellant as the rocket’s second stage ignites to circularize its orbit.

    25. Boysenberry0127 on

      Man, the comments here make me feel like an idiot for not knowing what this phenomenon is. This is the first time I’m hearing of this. It’s very beautiful.

    26. rainydaysforpeterpan on

      The colonization of Earth has begun 👽 Somebody call Mulder and Scully!

    28. UpsideDownGuitarGuy on

      I remember seeing one of those back in San Diego a few years ago and I freaked out because I had no clue what it was. Next time, I’ll appreciate how beautiful it is!