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by gALEXy
Tue Feb 23, 2010 3:25 pm
Forum: The Bridge: Discuss an Astronomy Picture of the Day
Topic: APOD: Exceptional Rocket Waves Destroy Sun Dog (2010 Feb 23)
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Re: APOD: Exceptional Rocket Waves Destroy Sun Dog (2010 Feb

Hey guys!

I find all the talk about breaking the sound barrier and sonic booms confusing. If the rocket was going at mach 1 or faster, there would be no shock waves travelling ahead of the rocket - only in a cone shape behind it. Visually, that seems not to be the case.