UPDATE: Unfortunately, NASA has postponed the launch because of boats in a hazard area near the launch. NASA will attempt the launch on Monday night.
Sunday evening is a good night to spend some time outdoors -- but not just because of the warm weather.
NASA said it's possible residents in the D.C. area could spot a rocket launch happening about 200 miles away.
A sounding rocket is set to launch from Wallops Island, Virginia, sometime between 9:04 and 9:19 p.m.
There's a good chance people along the mid-Atlantic coastline, from New York to North Carolina, will be able to see blue-green and red artificial clouds that the launch will produce a few minutes after lift-off, according to NASA.
The rocket launch is to "test a new ampoule ejection system designed to support studies of the ionosphere and aurora," NASA said.
"The multi-canister ampoule ejection system flying on this mission will allow scientists to gather information over a much larger area than previously able. Canisters will deploy between 4 and 5.5 minutes after launch releasing blue-green and red vapor to form artificial clouds. These clouds, or vapor tracers, allow scientists on the ground to visually track particle motions in space."
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And if you want to see the rocket launch up-close, you can watch the livestream below:
