The light was from SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, which launched at about 5:30 p.m. from Vandenberg Air Force Base in Santa Barbara County, California. The rocket was carrying satellites into orbit.

Visibility for SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch depends on weather and cloud cover. Sometimes liftoff from Cape Canaveral can be seen outside of Florida.

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For example, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch with 53 Starlink satellites on board lifted off Oct. 27, 2022, from Vandenberg and could be seen in Palm Springs, California (about 270 miles away).

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