                         Astronomy Picture of the Day

                         Astronomy Picture of the Day

    Discover the cosmos! [1] Each day a different image or photograph of our
 fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a
                           professional astronomer.

                                2018 October 13
                                      [2]
                            Skygazers on the Beach
                Image Credit & Copyright [3] : Jack Fusco [4]

Explanation: Kona, a young boxer, is a dog who loves splashing in the waves
along Solana Beach near San Diego, planet Earth [5] . But he paused here, at
least briefly, during an early evening romp on October 7. Along with two
people friends he gazes skyward in this snapshot, dazzled [6]  by the flight
of a Falcon 9 rocket [7] . Their seaside view is of the sunlit exhaust plumes
from the rocket's first stage thrusters as it returns to Vandenberg Air Force
base, its launch site over 250 miles to the north [8] .

                       Tomorrow's picture: red and blue

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