A Falcon 9 CRS-23 launch image alongside the later Falcon Heavy USSF-52 frame.
This frame remains part of the Lost Photons archive.
- What am I looking at?
- A launch frame
- Where is it in the sky?
- Launched from or viewed toward Earth orbit.
Capture summary
Launch in Earth orbit
Available light
Launch capture
Summer target / wide composition
Detailed filter totals have not been entered for this image yet.
When to image this target
Launch in Earth orbit; best planned for June through August from New Jersey.
Summer targets often improve later at night as the Milky Way climbs higher.
Assumes a New Jersey backyard horizon and evening imaging.
Visibility depends on launch schedule, trajectory, weather, and coastal horizon conditions.
Falcon 9 is listed here in Earth orbit.
Current frame: Available light / Launch capture.
Live altitude, moon, and filter guidance
Timing unavailable for this target type.
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Based on the current time.
Green marks usable dark-sky altitude.
Next upper transit.
Approximate horizon crossing.
Moon phase and altitude.
Acquisition & processing notes
Filter channels, integration times, and capture dates for this frame. View on AstroBin.
Detailed acquisition breakdown has not been entered for this image yet. Check the Story tab for any notes included with the frame.
How I captured this
- Equipment used
- From my current rig
- Mount
- iOptron CEM60
- Telescope
- Explore Scientific FCD100 127mm Carbon Fiber Triplet APO
- Camera
- ZWO ASI2600MM Pro
- Filters
- Chroma 36mm Ha, OIII, SII, and LRGB (ZWO EFW 7×36mm)
- Focuser / rotator
- MoonLite NiteCrawler
- Reducer
- Starizona Apex ED 0.65×
- Guiding
- ZWO off-axis guider + ASI290MM Mini
- Control / power
- PrimaLuceLab Eagle 4S, Powerwerx PSU, Bioenno field battery, and MEGAbox
