YOUR LITTLE WINDOW INTO SPACE

Catch a rocket.
Chase a jellyfish.

A lookout for those rare moments when a SpaceX plume glows across the Florida sky. Made for your view from Oldsmar.

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THE NEXT CHANCES

Next Florida SpaceX launch

Falcon 9 Block 5 | Cygnus CRS-2 NG-25

Sunday, November 29, 2026 at 10:49 AM

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WHY IT GLOWS

Dark ground. Sunlit rocket.

Near dawn or dusk, sunlight can catch exhaust high above the dark ground, making a huge glowing plume. We flag a possible viewing window when the Sun is 2° to 12° below Oldsmar's horizon and forecast cloud cover is at most 35%.

This is a screening rule, not a visibility prediction or a percentage chance. The flight path, cloud layers, and sunlight at the actual plume can still hide the show. Alerts need a precise launch time and a Go status.