An Airbus A321-211 (reg N104DN) passes in front of the 98% Moon & landmarks: Copernicus crater, & Apollo 12 & 14 landing sites. Delta 2410 was traveling Sunday night from New York (LGA) to West Palm Beach (PBI) at 27,250ft & 489kts. (📷: me, flight data: @flightradar24.com) #avgeek #planespotter

2026 launch number one: At 1:48am Sunday (Jan 4), SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket, sending a batch of Starlink satellites to space. This was the view from Cocoa Beach, Florida. (bonus: The 1st stage booster entry burn is faintly visible through down-range clouds)

January 1, 2026 bonus: birbs

Sometimes the best camera is simply the one you have with you. For the stunning Tuesday night sunset while driving to MCO, it was an iPhone held up to the car window. #photography

At 3:28am (ET) Tuesday, United Launch Alliance launched an Atlas V rocket with the LA-04 payload; sent to space were 27 Amazon Leo satellites. This was the view from Merritt Island. Bonus: Zoom on the top of the streak & you can see the ejected solid rocket boosters. #photography

At 12:25am (ET) Monday, #SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket sending Starlink satellites to space. This was the (very windy) view over the Indian River Lagoon and the Pineda Causeway.

Florida Tech's motto is "Ad Astra Per Scientiam," possibly taken literally by students Thurs over the Space Coast. Those are university operated Piper Warrior IIs (N615FT & N604FT) transiting the Full Cold Moon climbing out of Melbourne (MLB) after sunset. (📷: me) #avgeek #photography

That's a Bombardier Global 6000 (reg N158QS) silhouetted against the 78% illuminated Moon over the Space Coast (FL) Sunday night. The NetJets flight was traveling from Teterboro (TEB) to Miami (TMB) at 39,300ft & 557kts. (📷: me, flight data: @flightradar24.com ) #avgeek #aviation #photography

Bathed in light from the setting Sun, that's a Piper Cherokee Archer (reg N42675) transiting the 1st qtr Moon Friday over the Space Coast (FL). The privately owned plane was flying North out of Fort Pierce (FPR) @ 4,300ft & 114kts. (📷: me, flight data: @flightradar24.com) #avgeek #photography

Air Canada flight 1200 crop dusting the 25% illuminated Moon Tuesday afternoon over the Space Coast of Florida. The Airbus A321-211 (reg C-FCEU) was traveling from Toronto (YYZ) to Miami (MIA) at 36k ft & 463 kts. (📷: me, flight data: @flightradar24.com )

A Cessna Citation II jet (reg N511AB) silhouetted against the Sunday morning Sun over the Space Coast of Florida. The privately owned jet was flying from Cleveland Regional Jetport (QNZ) to Miami (TMB) at 29,800ft & 408kts. (📷: me, flight data: @flightradar24.com)

At 2:53am (ET) Saturday, #SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket sending a batch of Starlink satellites to space, seen from (foggy) Palm Shores over the Indian River. It was launch 101 (& counting) for the Space Coast (!) and the 150th launch (& counting) for SpaceX (!!) in 2025. #Photography

The 💯th rocket launch (so far) for the Space Coast this year sure was a pretty one. That's a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a batch of Starlink satellites to orbit Thursday night at 10:39pm (ET) seen from Titusville.

At 7:12pm (ET) Tuesday, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket sending Starlink satellites to space, seen here over the Indian River Lagoon from the Space Coast of Florida. (Bonus: The re-entry burn far out over the ocean is quite visible, frame right)

Recently recovered Falcon 9 rocket in the port while another heads to space as SpaceX launches the Starlink 6-89 batch of satellites at 10:08pm (ET) Friday night. This is the first of two launches scheduled for this evening - the next one is scheduled for 1:21am (Saturday).

At 10:04pm (ET) Thursday, the Space Coast hosted the 2nd rocket launch in a day, this time a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 551 sending the Viasat-3 F2 to space from SLC-41. This was the view from Melbourne/EGAD in a 287-sec exposure.

Go ESCAPADE, go Blue Origin! This was the view from Jetty Park Beach of the 3:55pm (ET) Thursday launch of the New Glenn rocket. Wow, just, wow. Congratulations to the BO team!

Records are meant to be broken, and that's what SpaceX did at 10:21pm (ET) Monday when they launched the 94th rocket from the Space Coast (so far) this year. This was the view from Cocoa Beach as a Falcon 9 rocket sent a batch of Starlink satellites to space.

While you were sleeping (probably): At 3:10am (ET) Sunday, #SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket, sending a batch of Starlink satellites to space. This was a particularly beautiful launch, seen here from Merritt Island over the Banana River, with bonus lightning over the Atlantic. #photography

🌖+✈️: A Boeing 767-300F (N493MM) caught transiting the 90% Moon, seen Friday night from the Space Coast. @Maersk Air Cargo 1053 (operated by @Amerijet) was traveling from Greenville-Spartanburg (GSP) to Bogota (BOG) @ 35,025ft & 465kts. (📷: me; flight data: @flightradar24.com )

A Boeing 737-8H4 (N8576Z) transits the Moon Friday morning, seen from the Space Coast (FL). @SouthwestAir flight 3379 was traveling from West Palm Beach (PBI) to Baltimore (PBI) @ 37,425 ft & 448 kts. (📷: me, flight data by @flightradar24.com ) #avgeek #photography

Excellent capture, @mseeley.net! You make it look easy (reader: it is not) [Alt-text: The full moon showing craters, bright regions and darker patches. Crossing the disc, from mid-left to upper-right is a sequence of frames that display the International Space Station transiting the lunar disc] 🔭

At 8:31pm (ET) Wednesday, #SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying Starlink satellites to space, seen here from Melbourne appearing to harass the full Moon. This was the first of two Space Coast rocket launches scheduled this evening. #photography

The Full Moon is beautiful tonight, seen here over the Space Coast of Florida at 8:46pm (ET) as the International Space Station and its crew of 7 passed overhead. Traveling @ ~17,500mph, it took less than 3/4 sec for the ISS to transit the face of the Moon. #moon #photography

Bathed in the light of the setting Sun, that’s a Boeing 737-86N (HP-1726CMP) transiting the nearly full Moon Monday over the Space Coast. Copa Airlines 445 was traveling from Orlando (MCO) to Panama City (PTY) @ 19,250ft & 389 kts. (📷:me; flight data: @flightradar24.com ) #aviation #photography

✈️+🌖 Sunday night over the Space Coast of Florida as a Boeing 737-823 (reg N957NN) photobombs the 91% waxing Moon. American Airlines 1385 was traveling from Boston (BOS) to Miami (MIA) @ 36k ft & 405 kts. (📷: me; flight data: @flightradar24.com ) #Avgeek #photography #aviation

Halloween 75% Moon seen Friday night from Gainesville, FL, as an Airbus A320-232 (N635JB) tries to sneak by. JetBlue B6225 was traveling from New York (JFK) to Tampa (TPA) @ 26,625ft & 366kts. (📷:me, flight data: @flightradar24.com ) #AvGeek #Photography

UPS delivers to the Moon, maybe? That's a McDonnell Douglas MD-11F (N292UP) passing in front of the 1st quarter Moon over the Space Coast Wed night. UPS flt 2332 was traveling from Louisville (SDF) to Miami (MIA) at 30k ft & 479 kts. (📷: me, flight data: @flightradar24.com) #avgeek #aviation

Sunday morning in Cocoa Beach, Florida as #SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying Starlink satellites just after 11am (ET). The group in the foreground of the wide shot is visiting from Europe -- they were most excited to see the launch.

At 9:30pm (ET) Thursday, #SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket, sending the SpainSat NG II satellite to space. This was the view from Palm Shores, Florida, looking over the Indian River Lagoon. #photography

Good morning, Space Coast, this is your 5:27am wakeup call. This is the Thursday morning SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch that sent a batch of Starlink satellites to space, seen from Satellite Beach, Florida.

🌕+✈️ Wednesday morning over the Space Coast as an Airbus A321-271NX (N731NK) casually photobombs the 98% waning Moon. That's Spirit Airlines 3123, traveling from Fort Lauderdale (FLL) to New York (EWR) @ 34,975ft & 433kts. (📷:me, flight data by @flightradar24.com )

A Piper Seneca (reg N333SE) from Paris Air in Vero Beach, Florida, soars gracefully across the face of the full-ish (99% waning) Moon, captured last night (10/7/25) from Melbourne, FL. Cruising at 5,425 feet and 127 knots, per @flightradar24.com —aviation meets astronomy! 🌕✈️ #AvGeek #photography

While you were sleeping (probably), Space Coast: At 2:46am Tuesday, #SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket, sending a batch of Starlink satellites to space. This was the scene from Cocoa Beach, bathed in moonlight from the Full Harvest Moon (overhead, behind me).

Saturday night 95% waxing Moon over the Space Coast of Florida, with bonus Boeing 737-823 fly-by. #photography #moon #avgeek

☀️+✈️ — That’s an Airbus A320-232 (N626NK) caught passing in front of the Sun Friday over the Space Coast. Spirit Airlines 2460 was traveling from Atlantic City (ACY) to Miami (MIA) at 38,025ft & 427kts. (📷: me, flight data by @flightradar24.com ) #avgeek #photography

Wow ! 🧪

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket sent NASA’s IMAP mission to space this (Wednesday) morning at 7:30am (ET), seen here transiting the newly risen Sun. Don’t worry — despite the shockwaves and plume, the Sun is just fine…

#SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket streaking over Cocoa Beach Sunday morning at 6:53am (ET), with special guest, the space "jellyfish," downrange, as the second stage catches light from the rising Sun. This was a seriously pretty launch. #photography

Saturday #sunset from the Space Coast #photography

#MilkyWay over Central Florida last night, iPhone 17 Pro vs. Canon R5m2. Conditions weren't that great, it's late in the season for great views of the core, and, well, light pollution. Focus is (still) a challenge, but that's definitely the Milky Way, shot on an iPhone. (1/3) #photography

Liftoff!! At 6:11pm (ET) Sunday, #SpaceX launched a Cygnus XL spacecraft for @northropgrumman.bsky.social sending supplies to the International Space Station. ~8 mins later, the Falcon 9 first stage booster returned to be flown again. #photography

Serendipitous shot.

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Gorgeous! 🌓✈️

🌗+✈️ Bathed in morning sunlight, an Embraer E175LR (N288NN) transits the 3rd quarter Moon early Sunday over the Space Coast. American Eagle 4113 was traveling from Wilmington (ILM) to Miami (MIA) at 32k ft & 431 kts. (📷: me; flight data by @flightradar24.com) #Avgeek #Aviation #photography

Liftoff!! At 9:56pm (ET) Thursday night, SpaceX launched the Nusantara Lima mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, seen here from Port Canaveral and the Exploration Tower. #photography

Sunday night #sunset scenes from the Space Coast of Florida #photography

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Saturday sunset for the Space Coast