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Eyes To The Skies: How To See The SpaceX Rocket From The Island Tonight

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Keen-eyed Islanders may be able to catch a glimpse of a real-life-rocket this evening, as the SpaceX Crew Dragon launches in Florida.

The rocket is a partnership between Elon Musk’s SpaceX and NASA, and will see two astronauts take off from Cape Canaveral at 9.33pm.

If all goes to plan, the rocket should be visible to the naked eye across the United Kingdom a few minutes after it’s launch – around fifteen minutes after to be exact!

If you’re interested in spotting the rocket, you should look southwest at around 9.50pm. It should be visible moving towards the west from the east for around three minutes.

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