This is a view from Cocoa Beach of SpaceX's launch of a Falcon 9 rocket on March 17th, 2023 (St. Patrick Day) at 7:38 EDT from Space aunch Comple 40 S(LC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station with two SES television broadcast satellites aboard. And while this is also my first attempt at capturing a rocket launch, I do see plenty of room for photographic improvement. Having said that, I feel my wife and I were simply very lucky to be in town to witness the spectacular event. The long spreading exhaust plume is generated from the kerosene-fed engines.