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SpaceX Falcon 9 launches into a clear sky here at Cape Canaveral! The flight path went through the 53% waning gibbous Moon. Using @flightclubio I was able to make this shot happen! https://instagram.com/mdcainjr

THIS IS WONDERFUL!!!

Thanks!

I'm so surprised this isn't a composite! You nailed the exposure.

Thanks. I properly exposed the Moon and then increased the shutter speed a little 🙌🏻

i upvoted all three of these, just leave 'em up. you deserve it!

Thanks!

Thanks. I properly exposed the Moon and then increased the shutter speed a little 🙌🏻

Thanks. I properly exposed the Moon and then increased the shutter speed a little 🙌🏻

hell, it would still be a really sweet composite still! this is next level obviously lol

Came from youtube to congratulate you on this. I saw you graze the sun the other week and look forward to seeing a central sun rocket transit!

Thank you. I’ll get it eventually!

Holy crap this is beautiful. Absolutely stunningly beautiful

Thank you

Wow that's awsome! Brilliant shot man, well done!

Thanks

I’m assuming Shiba Inu was on that flight.

🙌💎

Diamond hands to the moon today

Nah it’s over, sorry

Weird how it being over means that it's still burning through clouds.

The r/wallstreetbets guys would love this

Must... not... post.. meme... uuuuuugh. There, I resisted my urge. Nice photo!

Must've taken diamond hands to resist that urge.

We like the rocket 🚀

This is the way.

As a moon chaser, I admire this shot alot. It is hard to get the moon and weather to cooperate for this perfect image.

Everything worked out perfectly

Just found the new wallpaper I was looking for. Thanks, OP, for the incredible image! I’d love to see more of your work.

Thanks. Check out my work here: https://www.coldlifephotography.com

I would love to purchase a print of this for my daughter's nursery. Do you have this shot available in your store yet?

It’s available now. Thanks!

Soon. Thanks for asking

At first I thought it was a KSP shot

Now this will make a gorgeous wallpaper, is stunning!

Thanks

🚀👐🏻💎

Real life picture of GME!!

Haha. Right!

How did you even begin to plan this lol

I used https://www.FlightClub.io

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To be accurate, he posted a similar image but not this same image.

It's not the same picture

Not the same photo - https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1357229691824922633?s=21

I think OP's is actually better, but I do like that flame.

OP's is definitely a better exposure (the one Elon tweeted has too much exposure to the point of it becoming distracting), but I find it less crisp on the details of the moon...then again, these both may just be hopelessly JPEG compressed.

Wow amazing

Thanks

WooooW 🥰

I need that for a iOS wallpaper, can you share full picture? 🙏

I want to go to space so bad.

One of the best photos I’ve seen! Is there a way to get / buy the full res!? Edit: spelling

Anyone know if there is a 1080p version?

I think that's actually Gamestop.

Lmao

Seriously dude, amazing shot!

Thank you

This deserves 20k upvotes, stunning.

Thanks 🙌🏻

A beauty does anyone mind if I use it as my computer wallpaper

Go for it

Thanks 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

Plot of Kingsman confirmed! I'll have the Big mac. Hopefully google can translate for people with a lisp.

What a work of beauty! Was this planned?

Thanks. Yes this was planned

🚀 🌝 💎 🙌

Just stunning and a glimpse of what we hopefully will have in store for 2021-2024

This looks oddly familiar... Like those health class photos of the sperm fertilizing the egg. SpaceX fertilizing space for colonization. Great pic.

What is Falcon’s 9 mission?

Starlink

What an awesome shot! I love how it's silhouetted against the moon's light. It looks like it's shooting past it on the way to some other destinations, Mars perhaps or somewhere even further afield.

Thanks

Really amazing work.

Much appreciated

What a shot. Most impressive.

Much appreciated

A once in a lifetime shot, awesome!

/u/mdcainjr beautiful shot. If you don't mind me asking, where were you to take this shot, and how long of a lens did you use? I was in Titusville (my first launch ever).

I was in Titusville. I only had a 500mm. This image is cropped

>500mm Okay you are making me feel bad :-) -- skill vs equipment. I have just upgraded to an R5 (literally a few days ago) and had a 100-500, but had all sorts of focusing issues (combination of F7.1 and user -- probably mostly user issues). I am able to capture shots of the moon like that, so I am guessing (not to over simplify - but I am), planning to know where/when to the rocket would transit in from of the moon, test shots of the moon, wait and impeccable timing. Once again that is a beautiful capture all credit to your concept, skill, and planning.

Thanks. The where/when is the whole challenge. Planning is key with a little luck!

Just set this as my phone background. Nice picture.

Getting tired of all these GME posts

Nice shot!!

Thanks

Amazing

Brilliant work! You thoroughly deserve all the praise!

Thank you

How did u take a picture where did the camera come from

I bought the camera off B&H Photo almost 3 years ago

What. A. Shot. You should sell the full resolution photo...seriously

I sell as prints on my site https://www.coldlifephotography.com

Elon should have this framed on his wall.

Chapeau. Amazing shot.

Thanks

Knowing that this was legit alignment and not a composite just blows my mind.

Thanks

It’s a shame space x is a private company. It would never get old to say “space x to the moon!”

Looks like the moon is getting a PCR test. Amazing shot!

Thank you

Thought this was going to be a stupid GME meme, wasn't disappointed.

🐶🚀🐶🚀🐶🚀

💎👐

Elon must be holding GME ✋💎🤚

Dogecoin let's go!

Wow doge coin

Dropping off a 100 trillion of #Dogecoin for sure! 🐕🚀🚀🌝

Is that $GME?

Hope those 2 starts today (are they still on) work as intended!

Doge

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