SpaceX launch: 10 stunning photos captured by skygazers

Four astronauts lifted off Friday morning from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center on a SpaceX flight to the International Space Station.

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Photos: SpaceX launches 4 astronauts on reused capsule, rocket to International Space Station In this long exposure photo, photographers watch a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon space capsule lifts off from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Friday, April 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Skygazers took to social media to share their photos. Here are some of our favorites:

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1. Cape Canaveral, Florida

Photo by @tmahlmann, Instagram

2. Kennedy Space Center, Florida

Photo by @mhaskellphoto, Instagram

3. Juno Beach, Florida

Photo by @sethtomchik, Instagram

4. Cocoa Beach, Florida

Photo by @neill__charles, Instagram

5. Lakeland, Florida

Photo by @dondejongphoto, Instagram

6. Jekyll Island, Georgia

Photo by @kennynoblesphotography, Instagram

7. Atlantic Beach, North Carolina

Photo by @dougwatersfotos, Instagram

8. Central Florida

Photo by @kellielle56, Instagram

9. Orlando, Florida

Photo by @vanessaramirezphotography, Instagram

10. Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina

Photo by @kitmacavoy, Instagram

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