What Is It?

An image taken five seconds before Armageddon.

The image is more likely the track of some meteor.

Space garbage..? Letters home from the astronauts..?

Just before the parachutes worked successfully?

it was a launch last night from Vandenberg...a message of sorts to let tits know who they're messing with

ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHp-BiO19Us

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/nuclear-705832-missile-test.html

that was suppose to say "twits"

Unisex huh?, you have the men's, women's and twits restrooms..... I like it.

BORING!!!

The original was much more interesting!!

Sorry Fredski, seems you are exhibiting a bit of Dunning-Kruger Effect. You state that your photo was a "launch last night" when the photo you posted was actually 10 years old from a launch in 2005.

Though we all enjoy your quizzes they are much more fun when your actually correct, we wouldn't want to think you were an idiot who believes everything he sees on the internet. it makes for an interesting discussion anyway!

http://www.corbisimages.com/stock-photo/rights-managed/42-15715895/minuteman-iii-missile-launch-in-california

www.air-and-space.com/20050825%20VAFB%20Minuteman.htm

if you feel my skills are overrated you're welcome to pass up my threads. I was aware the pic was a "stock" photo but nothing about the event was incorrect.but more importantly do you still think it was the Iss or a pic of a launch of a missile from Vandenberg?

my cue to start humming the Disney theme

Don't think it's a missile launch, the track starts well above the horizon and it didn't magically jump into the air first.

I'm guessing it the ISS

you're an idiot, it starts at the bottom and travels on a ballistic trajectory. I included links to both the story as well as the actual launch. it is not a picture of something falling or moving across the night sky like a satellite.

It seems to be diving on a city.......not exactly friendly.....

I thought it was something coming in at a high angle......at a very high speed.

So its something going up?

I've just looked and Googles best guess was "ballistic missile".....no infos as to which direction it was travelling....

So is everyone an idiot that plays your games?

I rather liked them, till now!

it took off from the central Calif coast and went to the South Pacific ocean. no warhead onboard

You did not answer my question!!

Working from the picture alone, I thought I was fairly close.......especially after seeing the last two posts of yours.....

sorry Andy I don't understand your question

Sorry, my mistake, I thought you calling me an idiot. (it could be true sometimes and there are worse names!!)

I now realise you were not addressing me, my error, sorry!

yeah I am a bit dumb at a times, I just didn't realise that you had given the answer away after a couple of jokey posts. You must be very smart, especially since you have all the answers.

BTW, what is this...

It all depends on when the shutter was opened. Could be going up or coming down. The break between ground and the start, or end, of the trail was when the shutter was closed.

Jim

There's also the possibility the rocket launches behind a mountain range. Did I forget to mention the Photoshop possibility. Remember, everything you find on the internet is real.

Some sort of nuclear war rocket "start" (or test!)......with the theme of "hit them first"?

Could be USA, Russia, India, Pakistan, Israel, China, France or N. Korea.....to name but a few!!

Simply not enough infos.....

it's known as "saber rattling", showing your enemies you have the goods and can kick ass if needed, think North Korea and the island builders

"Starting above the horizon" appearance could have been caused by what appears to be a layer of smog

good observation. I think it was probably taken near LA which is well over an hour from Vandenberg.