Cloudy skies returned on Friday, 7 February 2025. With continued cloudy nights and rain in the forecasts, on Monday, 10 February, I put the Dome Cover ON.

About an hour after sunset on Monday, 10 February, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Clouds hampered the view from Oracle, Arizona, but I was able to get these photographs taken with an iPhone 15 Pro Max using the Camera app (Night Mode, 3 seconds, 2X lens, handheld). The planet Venus is at the top.

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