"Rocket comet" in the sky over the Maldives

Thursday, April 11, at 18:35 EDT, the SpaceX company launched a new communications satellite Arabsat of Saudi Arabia-6A aboard its rocket, the Falcon Heavy. Later that night Peter Horalek watched the milky Way from one of the atolls of the Maldives South of Africa, when suddenly in Aquarius appeared absent-minded slow-moving object, becoming wider and wider and resembling a large comet.

Horalek witnessed the fall of the second stage of the Falcon Heavy, which put a satellite into geosynchronous orbit.

"The picture shows an 8 minute exposure when the object flew across the sky from right to left, increasing in size. I've never seen such a unique and spectacular celestial show."

During your first launch 14 months ago, the Falcon Heavy were sent to orbit Mars electric car Tesla. This is currently the most powerful rocket in the world, which is second only to an old American super-heavy rocket "Saturn-5" and the Soviet "Energy". If SpaceX will continue to launch Falcon Heavy, "rocket comet" can become a frequent sight in the coming years.

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