See it: SpaceX Falcon 9 launch dazzles millions along the East Coast as rare 'space jellyfish' illuminates sky
FOX Weather viewers from Michigan to Florida caught the rocket launch, with the space jellyfish witnessed in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina, at least.
Watch: Incredible SpaceX 'jellyfish' stuns from Florida
SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched on Tuesday, Oct. 13, and with the launch came from the well-known "space jellyfish" that's unique to SpaceX Falcon 9 launches. Videos from around Florida show the phenomenon.
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.–Tuesday morning, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on a mission to the International Space Station.
As it launched, viewers on the East Coast got to witness the rocket flying through the air, and for some lucky people in the Southeast, a "space jellyfish" dazzled the sky following the launch.
The blueish-white or iridescent-colored blob resembles a jellyfish, hence its name.
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A photo showing the space jellyfish from Palm Coast, Florida.
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This happens particularly during a Falcon 9 rocket launch, and it's because the rocket's engines expel water vapor and carbon dioxide, according to Space.com.
As the rocket climbs higher into the sky, the temperature drops and water vapor freezes quickly, forming ice crystals that trail behind the rocket.
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For Tuesday's launch, Falcon 9 and the Dragon spacecraft went on a 52-hour journey to the ISS for a Commercial Resupply Services mission, SpaceX said.
The SpaceX jellyfish from Walterboro, South Carolina.
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FOX Weather viewers from Michigan to Florida caught the rocket launch, with the space jellyfish witnessed in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina, at least.
Photos show the magnificent sight lit up in rainbow colors.
![The SpaceX jellyfish from South Patrick Shores, Florida.]()
Image 1 of 8The SpaceX jellyfish from South Patrick Shores, Florida. (Sue Archer)
![The SpaceX jellyfish cloud from Riverview, Florida.]()
Image 2 of 8The SpaceX jellyfish cloud from Riverview, Florida. (RIchard Engel)
![A look at the SpaceX jellyfish post-launch in Carrabelle, Florida.]()
Image 3 of 8A look at the SpaceX jellyfish post-launch in Carrabelle, Florida. (Luellyn Paxton)
![The jellyfish from St. Augustine, Florida.]()
Image 4 of 8The jellyfish from St. Augustine, Florida. (Karen)
![The jellyfish from Jacksonville, Florida.]()
Image 5 of 8The jellyfish from Jacksonville, Florida. (Josey Coston)
![A view of the SpaceX Falcon 9 space jellyfish from Hope Mills, North Carolina.]()
Image 6 of 8A view of the SpaceX Falcon 9 space jellyfish from Hope Mills, North Carolina. (Janet Lswson)
![The SpaceX Falcon 9 jellyfish from Ocala, Florida.]()
Image 7 of 8The SpaceX Falcon 9 jellyfish from Ocala, Florida. (Charmaine McLeggan)
![The SpaceX jellyfish cloud from Zephyrhills, Florida.]()
Image 8 of 8The SpaceX jellyfish cloud from Zephyrhills, Florida. (Alissa Amidon)
This SpaceX mission is expected to be completed in November.
SpaceX launches Falcon 9 rockets quite frequently for its missions to get Starlink and other equipment into space.
Their primary launch locations are in California and Florida, and occur about every two to three days.