Vandenberg AFB Missile Launch

These three images show a Minuteman II launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The launch date was July 7, 2000 at 2118 hrs. The "vertical" white line is the missile exhaust in the upper left image. The lower left image was taken with a 28mm lens and also shows the Moon in the upper left corner. Kind of gives you a scale for the event. The city lights are roughly 18 miles (29 kilometers) away from my home. Enjoy. -Fred