See incredible photos of SpaceX's midnight rocket launch

There's nothing quite like a midnight rocket launch lighting up the sky:

SpaceX launched its Dragon spacecraft full of supplies and science experiments to the International Space Station at 12:45 a.m. ET on Monday, July 18. The first stage of the Falcon 9 rocket then landed on land at Cape Canaveral.

See the incredible photos from this late-night launch:

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This was SpaceX's ninth resupply mission to the Space Station. Its Dragon spacecraft is carrying 5,000 pounds of science experiments, equipment, and supplies.

Source: SpaceX

The Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 12:45 a.m., as scheduled.

Here you can see both trails of Dragon on its way to the Space Station and Falcon 9 on its way back down to Earth.