Some of the footage, shot over Cabo, Mexico, shows the break up of the rocket, with small pieces flying off in various directions to break up in the atmosphere.
The rocket s upper stage was spotted by Virtual Telescope Project founder Gianluca Masi, who used a single 60-second exposure remotely taken with a 17 inch PlaneWave telescope in Rome.
The James Webb Space Telescope, the next-generation telescope which will be the successor to Hubble, recently arrived at its new home. It will orbit the sun at