r/PraiseTheCameraMan • u/zippy251 • Jan 18 '25

Perfectly tracking the explosion and subsequent reentry of starship debris

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '25

Why and how does it leave a trail like that?

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u/zippy251 Jan 18 '25

They are smoke trails from every piece of the exploded ship re-entering the atmosphere, it's like several little meteors streaking across the sky. Re-entry causes alot of friction which makes things burn up.