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This evening we had great visibility to see the Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg AFB. I have seen many launches from there over the years, but tonite was something different. Stage 1 turned around and landed back at Vandenberg within 5 minutes of launch. I sat on my roof and took a few photos...

Climbing into the sky, well on its way



Stage 1 detaches and turns back to Base





Stage 1 coming back to Earth



Simply awesome stuff to see....

Wouh!

That was really cool stuff, really awesome!

I guess a little bit same feeling seeing northern lights on the sky, you get sort of speechless


- Kari

That must've been a sight to see. Thanks for posting the pics.

Awesome pictures! What a nice opportunity. Always a good idea to freeze 'em on "film".

Man, I wish I had seen that. I need to start paying attention to when Vandenburg launches things.

I’m glad that you guys like this. It was a great thing to see such an event. I just need to work on my photography.

Duke Maddog wrote:Man, I wish I had seen that. I need to start paying attention to when Vandenburg launches things.

Yeah... you need to get on Stik's roof...

BlackSheep214 wrote:

Duke Maddog wrote:Man, I wish I had seen that. I need to start paying attention to when Vandenburg launches things.

Yeah... you need to get on Stik's roof...

Or in his backyard during a barbecue!

Mark you’re welcome anytime for a launch or BBQ. Of course visibility is always an issue for launches. Vandenberg is 180 miles away and the clouds off the ocean usually roll in near sundown and cut visibility down to a few miles.