Michael A. Stecker
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Minuteman II missile trail seen soon after launch from Vandenberg AFB on Saturday October 2, 1999.
The Minuteman ICBM was launched at 19:01 PDT so its vapor trail was backlit by the setting sun.
This condition resulted in the light being dispersed into a spectrum. 
Photographed after sunset from Malibu, California.
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Photographic Data
I used a Canon Elan II 35 mm camera with 35-135 Canon zoom lens and Kodak Royal Gold 400 film.

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Minuteman vapor trail downrange a few minutes later
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telephoto view of rocket's trail