Social Media Across Southwest Lights Up With Views Of SpaceX Third Burn

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LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) — A third rocket burn of a SpaceX satellite launched earlier Tuesday was visible across parts of the Southwest, and even in the high desert here, and social media was quick to show its excitement.

Here is a sample of the conversation.

Odd thing in the Phoenix sky tonight. https://t.co/ZJPdzuPOaV
— Barrett Maki (@ItsBarrett) February 7, 2018

Strange light in the Arizona sky explained https://t.co/igA9l7okOR pic.twitter.com/YFKQ1CBRtT
— KOLDNews (@KOLDNews) February 7, 2018

Remember the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket seen in the sky over Arizona in December? The light seen tonight looks a lot li… https://t.co/gqCoxSMXEq
— Phoenix Now (@PhoenixCP) February 7, 2018

Third burn successful. Exceeded Mars orbit and kept going to the Asteroid Belt. pic.twitter.com/bKhRN73WHF
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 7, 2018

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