Post-launch jellyfish dances in sky in oh-so-Space-Coast Photo of Week

OK, so it's not a rea l jellyfish.

But that's the beauty of this striking March 4 post-launch photo from Malcolm Denemark, FLORIDA TODAY senior photographer, a shot which captures the "jellyfish effect": It sends the imagination into overdrive and leaves viewers oohing and aahing.

First, for those unfamiliar with the lingo: The jellyfish phenomenon occurs during the few minutes just before sunrise or just after sunset when the ground is dark, but sunlight is present in the furthest reaches of the atmosphere. The timing, 5:52 a.m., was just right for the appearance of the magical, mystical jellyfish after the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 29 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit.

"There's a derelict or abandoned boat just offshore north of the Beachline and just west of the Banana River bridge," Denemark said.

"For a sense of place or perspective, I planned to shoot the launch with the boat in the foreground."

It was, Denemark affirmed, "worth getting up for."

Agreed. Now, for those of us still zzz-ing at dawn, if only jellyfish appeared in the sky at, say, noon ...

This article originally appeared on Florida Today: It's a bird! It's a rocket! It's a ... sky jellyfish Photo of the Week!